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John George Pearson

Born

in Epsom, Surrey, The United Kingdom

October 05, 1930

Died

November 13, 2021

Genre

Biography, History, Fiction

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John Pearson was a writer best associated with James Bond creator Ian Fleming. He was Fleming's assistant at the London Sunday Times and would go on to write the first biography of Ian Fleming, 1966's The Life of Ian Fleming. Pearson also wrote "true-crime" biographies, such as The Profession of Violence: an East End gang story about the rise and fall of the Kray twins.

Pearson would also become the third official James Bond author of the adult-Bond series, writing in 1973 James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007, a first-person biography of the fictional agent James Bond. Although the canonical nature of this book has been debated by Bond fans since it was published, it was officially authorized by Glidrose Publications, the official pub ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 4,605 ratings · 367 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins 3.84 avg rating — 2,342 ratings — published 1972 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007 3.92 avg rating — 936 ratings — published 1973 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Ian Fleming really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 1966 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cult of Violence: The Untold Story of the Krays 4.02 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One of the Family 4.07 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gamblers: John Aspinall, James Goldsmith and the Murder of Lord Lucan 3.99 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notorious: The Immortal Legend of the Kray Twins 3.98 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Private Lives of Winston Churchill 3.76 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1991 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of How Donald Campbell Broke the World Land Speed Record by John George Pearson, Richard Williams (Introduction) 4.31 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Facades: Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell 3.88 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1978 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“He was twenty-six and in that dangerous state of waiting for something wonderful to happen.”
― John George Pearson, All the Money in the World

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“Drink, drugs, marital carelessness and being beastly to one’s children are largely endemic to the English aristocracy,”
― John George Pearson, All the Money in the World

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“large-screen television (another gift from Ron) was permanently on.”
― John George Pearson, Notorious: The Immortal Legend of the Kray Twins

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