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| Born | John Michael Ward Bingham 3 November 1908 Haywards Heath, Sussex, England |
| Died | 6 August 1988 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Spouse(s) | Madeleine Mary Ebel (1934–1988) |
| Children | Simon Bingham, 8th Baron Clanmorris (1937–) Charlotte Bingham (1942–) |
| Parents | Arthur Bingham, 6th Baron Clanmorris and Mowbray Leila Cloete |
John Michael Ward Bingham, 7th Baron Clanmorris of Newbrook (3 November 1908 – 6 August 1988) was an English novelist who published 17 thrillers, detective novels and spy novels. It has been reported that he worked for MI5, and was the inspiration for John LeCarre's George Smiley.[1]
John Bingham was the son of Arthur Maurice Robert Bingham, 6th Baron Clanmorris of Newbrook and Mowbray Leila Cloete. He was educated at Cheltenham College, and married Madeleine Mary Ebel, daughter of Clement Ebel, on 28 July 1934. He fought in the Second World War, with the Royal Engineers and attached to the General Staff. He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Clanmorris of Newbrook on 24 June 1960.
Bibliography
- My Name is Michael Sibley (1952)
- Five Roundabouts to Heaven (1953) aka The Tender Poisoner
- television version: The Tender Poisoner episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
- film version: Married Life (2007)
- The Third Skin (1954) aka Murder is a Witch
- The Paton Street Case (1955) aka Inspector Morgan’s Dilemma
- Murder Off the Record (1957) aka Marion
- Murder Plan Six (1958)
- Night’s Black Agent (1961)
- A Case of Libel (1963)
- A Fragment of Fear (1965)
- film version: Fragment of Fear (1970)
- The Double Agent (1966)
- I Love, I Kill (1968) aka Good Old Charlie
- Vulture in the Sun (1971)
- God’s Defector (1976) aka Ministry of Death
- The Marriage Bureau Murders (1977)
References
- ^ 'Baron in search for Ascot house.'Evening Press 28th Feb 2004
External links
- John Michael Ward Bingham, 7th Baron Clanmorris of Newbrook at thepeerage.com
- John Bingham at the Internet Movie Database
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur Morris Robert Bingham |
Baron Clanmorris 1960–1988 |
Succeeded by Simon John Ward Bingham |
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