Alistair Stuart MacLean was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, most notably The Guns of Navarone (1957) and Ice Station Zebra (1963). In the late 1960s, encouraged by film producer Elliott Kastner, MacLean began to write original screenplays, concurrently with an accompanying novel. The most successful was the first of these, the 1968 film Where Eagles Dare, which was also a bestselling novel. MacLean also published two novels under the pseudonym Ian Stuart. His books are estimated to have sold over 150 million copies, making him one of the best-selling fiction authors of all time.
Alistair Stuart MacLean fue un novelista escocés, autor de varias novelas de ambiente bélico, de suspense y de aventuras, de las cuales las mejores conocidas son quizás Los cañones de Navarone y El desafío de las águilas. MacLean también usó el seudónimo Ian Stuart.
Alistair Stuart MacLean oli skotlantilainen romaanikirjailija, jonka teokset olivat maailmanlaajuisia myyntimenestyksiä. MacLean kirjoitti lukuisia jännitysromaaneja ja seikkailukirjoja, joista tunnetuimpia ovat Navaronen tykit ja Saattue Murmanskiin. MacLean käytti myös salanimeä Ian Stuart.
Alistair Stuart MacLean est un écrivain écossais auteur de thrillers et d'histoires d'aventures à succès entre autres Les Canons de Navarone et Quand les aigles attaquent. Il a aussi écrit sous le pseudonyme Ian Stuart.
Stuart Alistair MacLean è stato un romanziere britannico di successo, autore per lo più di romanzi thriller o storie di avventura, dove ha anche utilizzato lo pseudonimo Ian Stuart.
Alistair Stuart MacLean – szkocki pisarz, autor wielu popularnych powieści o tematyce sensacyjnej, kryminalnej i wojennej. Znany także pod pseudonimem Ian Stuart.
Alistair Stuart MacLean, född 21 april 1922 i Glasgow, död 2 februari 1987 i München, var en brittisk (skotsk) författare av äventyrsromaner som Kanonerna på Navarone, Fruktan är mitt vapen och Örnnästet, vilka alla tre blivit framgångsrika filmer.
Alistair Stuart MacLean (Original: Alasdair MacGill-Eain foi um escritor escocês, autor de thrillers e estórias de aventura, dos quais o mais famoso é Os Canhões de Navarone e O Desafio das Águias. Ele também usou o pseudônimo Ian Stuart.
Alistair MacLeod, OC, war ein kanadischer Schriftsteller, der 2001 mit seinem Roman Land der Bäume den IMPAC-Preis gewann und für den Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize nominiert war.
