I think it's all suspense and what-happens-next. He once remarked: "I equate suspense and good theater in a very similar way. ![]() His theatrical experience may have contributed to his understanding of the energy, escapism and action that the public wanted in a novel. Prior to becoming an author, he had been a United States Marine, a theatrical actor and producer. After becoming an author later in life, Ludlum would set his mystery novel Matlock Paper at the fictitious Carlyle University in Connecticut, a thinly-disguised Wesleyan. While at Wesleyan, Ludlum joined the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. He was educated at The Rectory School then Cheshire Academy and Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Ludlum was the son of Margaret (née Wadsworth) and George Hartford Ludlum. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. ![]() The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 290 million and 500 million.They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. ![]() ![]() Дата смерти: 12 March 2001Robert Ludlum was an American author of 27 thriller novels.
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