From Jacket magazine's Literary Links -
The Saint was my hero when I was young.
I always assumed that his creator Leslie
Charteris was as tall, slim and blue-eyed as his
creation. Not so: his photos show him as a
stocky pugnacious chap, with a resemblance
to Lee Kuan Yew. No wonder: he was born Leslie
Bowyer Yin in Singapore on May 12, 1907, and
changed his name by deed-poll in 1926. He died in
England in 1993. His father was a wealthy Chinese
surgeon; his mother was English. The Internet site
The Saintly Bible is the work of fan Dan Bodenheimer, it will tell you
everything you ever needed to know about Mr Yin and his alter ego, the
cool and elegant Simon Templar, at
http://www.saint.org/welcome.htm
John Tranter
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