Quote of the day
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Leslie Charteris
Born: May 12, 1907
Died: April 15, 1993 (aged 85)
Bio: Leslie Charteris, born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a British-Chinese author of adventure fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of the charming antihero Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."
Known for:
- The Saint
- Enter the Saint (1930)
- Alias the Saint (1931)
- The Last Hero (1930)
- Knight Templar (1930)