Alistair Maclean
This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2014) Alistair MacLean Alistair MacLean, late in life Born Alistair Stuart MacLean (1922-04-21)21 April 1922 Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland Died 2 February 1987(1987-02-02) (aged 64) Munich, Germany Cause of death Series of strokes Resting place Céligny, Switzerland Residence UK Switzerland Nationality British Other names Ian Stuart Education Daviot School Inverness Royal Academy Hillhead High School Alma mater University of Glasgow Occupation Author and teacher Years active 1955 to 1986 Employer Royal Navy (1941–1946) Gallowflat School (1946–1956) Known for Thrillers Home town Shettleston Net worth £73,347 (at death) Height 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) Spouse(s) Gisela Heinrichsen (1953–1972) Mary Marcelle Georgius (1972–1977) Children Three sons (one adopted) with Gisela Parents Revd Alistair MacLean and Mary Lamont Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 28 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories, the best known of which are perhaps The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra, and Where Eagles Dare – all three having been made into popular films. He also wrote two novels under the pseudonym Ian Stuart.