Clive Egleton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetClive Egleton
British writer
Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1927
Place of Birth: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 31-Mar-2006
Profession: writer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Clive Egleton
- Clive (Frederick William) Egleton (1927–2006) was a British author of spy novels.He enlisted in the Royal Armoured Corps in 1945 to train as a tank driver while still underage.
- He was subsequently commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment for whom he served in India, Hong Kong, Germany, Egypt, Cyprus, The Persian Gulf and East Africa.
- He retired in 1975 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was elected to Arreton Parish Council on the Isle of Wight in 2005 [1]. His novel Seven Days to a Killing was filmed as The Black Windmill, starring Michael Caine.
- Escape to Athena is a novelization of the 1979 movie of the same name.
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