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  • NAME: Robert Ludlum
  • OCCUPATION: Theater Actor, Television Actor, Author
  • BIRTH DATE: May 25, 1927
  • DEATH DATE: March 12, 2001
  • EDUCATION: Wesleyan University
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Naples, Florida
  • AKA: Jonathan Ryder
  • AKA: Michael Shephard

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American author Robert Ludlum was an author of spy thrillers best known for writing The Bourne Identity and its sequels which have been translated to film.


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Robert Ludlum is a U.S. author of spy thrillers. He was a stage and television actor and a successful producer before turning to writing. Among his best-sellers were The Scarlatti Inheritance and The Bourne Identity. His fast-paced combination of international espionage, conspiracy, and mayhem proved enormously popular and has inspired many cinematic translations of his works.

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