Robert Ludlum Biography

Robert Ludlum biography

Quick Facts

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

Best Known For

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.

Quiz

Think you know about Biography?

Answer questions and see how you rank against other players.

Play Now

Print Cite This

Robert Ludlum

APA Style

Robert Ludlum. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 05:27, May 21, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/robert-ludlum-9388564.

Harvard Style

Robert Ludlum. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/robert-ludlum-9388564 [Accessed 21 May 2013].

MLA Style

"Robert Ludlum." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 21 2013, 05:27 http://www.biography.com/people/robert-ludlum-9388564.

MHRA Style

"Robert Ludlum," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/robert-ludlum-9388564 [accessed May 21, 2013].

Chicago Style

"Robert Ludlum," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/robert-ludlum-9388564 (accessed May 21, 2013).

CBE/CSE Style

Robert Ludlum [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 21] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/robert-ludlum-9388564.

Bluebook Style

Robert Ludlum, http://www.biography.com/people/robert-ludlum-9388564 (last visited May 21, 2013).

AMA Style

Robert Ludlum. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/robert-ludlum-9388564. Accessed May 21, 2013.

Profile

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.