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* CreatorThumbprint: Women named Mary (or near equivalent) are common in his novels.
** ''Bear Island'' has an actress with the stage name Mary Stuart.
** ''Breakheart Pass'' has Marica.
** ''The Guns of Navarone'': one of the resistance fighters is Maria.
** ''The Satan Bug'': the protagonist's wife is called Mary.
** ''The Way to Dusty Death'': the protagonist's girlfriend is called Mary.
** ''Where Eagles Dare'': Allied special agent Mary.
** ''Bear Island'' has an actress with the stage name Mary Stuart.
** ''Breakheart Pass'' has Marica.
** ''The Guns of Navarone'': one of the resistance fighters is Maria.
** ''The Satan Bug'': the protagonist's wife is called Mary.
** ''The Way to Dusty Death'': the protagonist's girlfriend is called Mary.
** ''Where Eagles Dare'': Allied special agent Mary.
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* CoffinContraband: In ''The Golden Rendezvous'', the ship is searched for a [[EmptyQuiver stolen nuclear mini-missile]]. Later the protagonist looks in the one place they didn't search, the coffins they're conveying to the occupants home country for burial. [[spoiler:Later the scientist who invented the missile gets smuggled in the coffins in its place -- he's not happy about it.]]
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* CoffinContraband: In ''The Golden Rendezvous'', the ship is searched for a [[EmptyQuiver stolen nuclear mini-missile]]. Later the protagonist looks in the one place they didn't search, the coffins they're conveying to the occupants occupant's home country for burial. [[spoiler:Later the scientist who invented the missile gets smuggled in the coffins in its place -- he's not happy about it.]]
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* RatedMForManly: [=MacLean=]’s described his work as “adventure stories.” One critic called the stories “romance novels for boys, which means very little romance and lots of danger, complicated weaponry and battle-forged camaraderie.”
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* RatedMForManly: [=MacLean=]’s [=MacLean=] described his work as “adventure stories.” One critic called the stories “romance novels for boys, which means very little romance and lots of danger, complicated weaponry and battle-forged camaraderie.”
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Many feel his writing declined later in life, and that the novels published after a three year hiatus (spent running a hotel in England) were significantly inferior to his earlier work.
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His work came in two major periods, with a three year hiatus spent running a hotel in England. Many feel his writing declined later in life, and that the novels published after a three year the hiatus (spent running a hotel in England) were significantly inferior to his earlier work.
work. Most of his “classic” novels were published before 1963.
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* PlotHole: [=MacLean’s=] late-period books contain some howlers. ''Floodgate'' has an undercover detective, known to the villains, go through minor plastic surgery to conceal his face under fake scars that won’t wash off. Not long afterward he meets the villains again — in his official police persona. The villains don’t notice.
* RatedMForManly: [=MacLean=]’s described his work as “adventure stories.” One critic called the stories “romance novels for boys, which means very little romance and lots of danger, complicated weaponry and battle-forged camaraderie.”
* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: [=MacLean=] served in the Royal Navy during WWII. Many of his best-loved stories were set during the war.
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Alistair Stuart [=MacLean=] (21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish writer of adventure/thriller/war fiction. The son of a clergyman, English was his second language (after Gaelic Scots). During WWII he served on the cruiser HMS ''Royalist'' and saw action in the Pacific.
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Alistair Stuart [=MacLean=] (21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish writer of adventure/thriller/war fiction. The son of a clergyman, English was his second language (after Gaelic Scots). During WWII he served on the cruiser HMS ''Royalist'' and saw action in the Atlantic, the Arctic, the Mediterranean and the Pacific.
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Alistair Stuart [=MacLean=] (21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish writer of adventure/thriller/war fiction. The son of a clergyman, English was his second language (after Gaelic Scots). During WWII he served on the ''HMS Royalist'' and saw action in the Pacific.
His novels focused on adventure exploits in far-flung reaches of the world (poles, jungles, and the Golden Gate Bridge.) Frequently he made use of naval themes and military characters. ''HMS Ulysses'' is considered a classic in naval literature. Among the novels that have been adapted into movies are ''Film/TheGunsOfNavarone'' and ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''.
His novels focused on adventure exploits in far-flung reaches of the world (poles, jungles, and the Golden Gate Bridge.) Frequently he made use of naval themes and military characters. ''HMS Ulysses'' is considered a classic in naval literature. Among the novels that have been adapted into movies are ''Film/TheGunsOfNavarone'' and ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''.
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Alistair Stuart [=MacLean=] (21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish writer of adventure/thriller/war fiction. The son of a clergyman, English was his second language (after Gaelic Scots). During WWII he served on the ''HMS Royalist'' cruiser HMS ''Royalist'' and saw action in the Pacific.
His novels focused on adventure exploits in far-flung reaches of the world (poles, jungles, and the Golden Gate Bridge.) Frequently he made use of naval themes and military characters. His first novel, ''HMSUlysses'' Ulysses'', is considered a classic in naval literature. Among the novels that have been adapted into movies are ''Film/TheGunsOfNavarone'' and ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''.
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Alistair Stuart [=MacLean=] (21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish writer of adventure/thriller adventure/thriller/war fiction. The son of a clergyman, English was his second language (after Gaelic Scots). During WWII he served on the ''HMS Royalist'' and saw action in the Pacific.
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* CoffinContraband: In ''The Golden Rendezvous'', the ship is searched for a [[EmptyQuiver stolen nuclear mini-missile]]. Later the protagonist looks in the one place they didn't search, the coffins they're conveying to the occupants home country for burial. [[spoiler:Later the scientist who invented the missile gets smuggled in the coffins in its place -- he's not happy about it.]]
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Alistair Stuart MacLean [=MacLean=] (21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish writer of adventure/thriller fiction. The son of a clergyman, English was his second language (after Gaelic Scots). During WWII he served on the ''HMS Royalist'' and saw action in the Pacific.
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A 20th century writer of adventure/thriller fiction. A British citizen, Alistair [=MacLean=] was born in 1922 in Scotland. The son of a clergyman, English was his second language (after Gaelic Scots). During WWII he served on the ''HMS Royalist'' and saw action in the Pacific.
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* Literature/TheGunsOfNavarone and Literature/ForceTenFromNavarone
* Literature/TheSatanBug
* Literature/TheWayToDustyDeath
* Film/WhereEaglesDare
* Literature/TheGunsOfNavarone and Literature/ForceTenFromNavarone
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His novels focused on adventure exploits in far-flung reaches of the world (poles, jungles, and the Golden Gate Bridge.) Frequently he made use of naval themes and military characters. ''HMS Ulysses'' is considered a classic in naval literature. Among the novels that have been adapted into movies are ''Film/GunsOfNavarone'' and ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''.
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His novels focused on adventure exploits in far-flung reaches of the world (poles, jungles, and the Golden Gate Bridge.) Frequently he made use of naval themes and military characters. ''HMS Ulysses'' is considered a classic in naval literature. Among the novels that have been adapted into movies are ''Film/GunsOfNavarone'' ''Film/TheGunsOfNavarone'' and ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''.
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A 20th century writer of adventure/thriller fiction. A British citizen, Alistair Maclean [=MacLean=] was born in 1922 in Scotland. The son of a clergyman, English was his second language (after Gaelic Scots). During WWII he served on the ''HMS Royalist'' and saw action in the Pacific.
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More information on Maclean [=MacLean=] and his work can be found at http://www.alistairmaclean.com/
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His novels focused on adventure exploits in far-flung reaches of the world (poles, jungles, and the Golden Gate Bridge.) Frequently he made use of naval themes and military characters. ''HMS Ulysses'' is considered a classic in naval literature. Among the novels that have been adapted into movies are ''Film/GunsofNavarone'' and ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''.
His novels focused on adventure exploits in far-flung reaches of the world (poles, jungles, and the Golden Gate Bridge.) Frequently he made use of naval themes and military characters. ''HMS Ulysses'' is considered a classic in naval literature. Among the novels that have been adapted into movies are ''Film/GunsofNavarone'' and ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''.
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A 20th century writer of adventure/thriller fiction. A British citizen, Alistair MacLean Maclean was born in 1922 in Scotland. The son of a clergyman, English was his second language (after Gaelic Scots). During WWII he served on the ''HMS Royalist'' and saw action in the Pacific.
His novels focused on adventure exploits in far-flung reaches of the world (poles, jungles, and the Golden Gate Bridge.) Frequently he made use of naval themes and military characters. ''HMS Ulysses'' is considered a classic in naval literature. Among the novels that have been adapted into movies are''Film/GunsofNavarone'' ''Film/GunsOfNavarone'' and ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''.
His novels focused on adventure exploits in far-flung reaches of the world (poles, jungles, and the Golden Gate Bridge.) Frequently he made use of naval themes and military characters. ''HMS Ulysses'' is considered a classic in naval literature. Among the novels that have been adapted into movies are
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A 20th century writer of adventure/thriller fiction. A British citizen, Alistair MacLean was born in 1922 in Scotland. The son of a clergyman, English was his second language (after Gaelic Scots). During WWII he served on the ''HMS Royalist'' and saw action in the Pacific.
His novels focused on adventure exploits in far-flung reaches of the world (poles, jungles, and the Golden Gate Bridge.) Frequently he made use of naval themes and military characters. ''HMS Ulysses'' is considered a classic in naval literature. Among the novels that have been adapted into movies are ''Film/GunsofNavarone'' and ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''.
Many feel his writing declined later in life, and that the novels published after a three year hiatus (spent running a hotel in England) were significantly inferior to his earlier work.
More information on MacLean and his work can be found at http://www.alistairmaclean.com/
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* StiffUpperLip
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His novels focused on adventure exploits in far-flung reaches of the world (poles, jungles, and the Golden Gate Bridge.) Frequently he made use of naval themes and military characters. ''HMS Ulysses'' is considered a classic in naval literature. Among the novels that have been adapted into movies are ''Film/GunsofNavarone'' and ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''.
Many feel his writing declined later in life, and that the novels published after a three year hiatus (spent running a hotel in England) were significantly inferior to his earlier work.
More information on MacLean and his work can be found at http://www.alistairmaclean.com/
!!Works by Alistair MacLean provide examples of:
* FirstPersonSarcastic
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy
* RatedMforManly
* StiffUpperLip
* WhatTheHellHero
* WorldWarII
* WriteWhatYouKnow
