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John le Carré
British novelist and spy (1931-2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John le Carré (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020) was an English novelist. He was born in Poole, Dorset. He wrote many spy novels. The name is a pseudonym. His real name was David John Moore Cornwell.
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Le Carré graduated from Lincoln College, Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Le Carré died from pneumonia at Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, England on 12 December 2020, at age 89.[1][2]