Robert Ludlum
Author
Profiles/Benjamin_L._Cardin...and reform of ethics issues. Described by journalists and colleagues as unassuming, boring and serious, Cardin enjoys Robert Ludlum novels, biking and hiking, and has been known to crack a joke or two despite his reputation. Shaver,... In this article: Ben Cardin, Michael Steele, Washington Post Company, Maryland, Medicare, AIG, Social Security, and U.S. Senator |
-
New Kerala | November 13, 2009
DAMON STILL WRITING FOURTH BOURNE
...Paul Greengrass are developing an original script for the next movie in the popular series, which is based on the books by Robert Ludlum. But the pair is so determined to make the next film as successful as the others - which have...
In this article: Matt Damon, Bourne, Paul Greengrass, Total Film, Hollywood, and Britain
-
New Kerala | November 13, 2009
Bourne 4 still in the works
...insisted that he and director Paul Greengrass are currently working on an original script, for the franchise based on the books by Robert Ludlum. "Personally, selfishly, we''d all really like to do it, but we are really serious about...
In this article: Paul Greengrass, Matt Damon, Daily Star, Bourne, Total Film, London, and Britain
-
Sportingnews | November 09, 2009
Rockies G.M. Dan O'Dowd named SN's executive of year
...to go through this and suffer the way he was. He was wearing it big time. • When I have time to read ... novels, I love Robert Ludlum. • I'm not naive. I studied all of the managerial changes in the history of baseball, and the...
In this article: Dan O'Dowd, Clint Hurdle, Unemployment, National League, World Series, Kimera Bartee, Ron Swoboda, Jim Tracy, and Jerry Koosman
-
Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | October 29, 2009
20 of the most shameless cultural franchises
...in 2001. And the gravy train doesn't look like stopping any time soon. ''People expect something from a Robert Ludlum book, and if we can publish Ludlum books for the next 50 years and satisfy readers, we will,'' the executor of his state...
In this article: Tom Clancy, J. R. R. Tolkien, James Bond, Margaret Mitchell, Angelina Jolie, Bjorn Again, 007, and The Silmarillion
-
Entertainment Weekly | October 28, 2009
Prolific dead-author alert: Isaac Asimov estate announces new 'I, Robot' trilogy
...about two books a year (most are by Andrew Neiderman). Eric Van Lustbader has churned out five Jason Bourne thrillers under the name Robert Ludlum™ since the original author's 2001 death. In the last year or so, we've seen estate-authorized...
In this article: Isaac Asimov, I, Robot, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Susan Calvin, Eoin Colfer, Sebastian Faulks, Jason Bourne, The Original of Laura, and Artemis Fowl
-
The News Tribune | October 20, 2009
One thing Huskies are: suspenseful
...can't write a book better than this,' Sarkisian says of 3-4 team's string of hairbreadth finishes He doesn't quite have author Robert Ludlum on speed dial - not yet, anyway - but even Washington Huskies football coach Steve Sarkisian knows...
In this article: Washington Huskies football, Steve Sarkisian, Stanford, Don James, Oregon, Benji Olson, Holiday Bowl, Jim Owens, and NFL
-
Boston Globe -- Ideas | October 17, 2009
Night of the census taker
...aimed at advancing the agenda of Big Government while trampling personal freedom. It can all sound like the plot line for a lost Robert Ludlum novel, and indeed, the anti-census claims are easy to knock down on factual grounds. But the...
In this article: Census Bureau, Barack Obama, Acorn, Judd Gregg, White House, and Michele Bachmann
-
L.A. Times - Europe | October 06, 2009
Tuesday's Highlights
...who investigate it has its premiere (10 p.m. Discovery). The Bourne Ultimatum: Matt Damon is back as the amnesiac former assassin in this 2007 installment in the action series based on the Robert Ludlum espionage novels (8 p.m. Cinemax).
In this article: Ncis: Los Angeles, KCET, Henry Ian Cusick, The Bourne Ultimatum, Frances O'Connor, Matt Damon, Dancing with the Stars, BBC America, and Animal Planet
-
kottke.org | October 05, 2009
A fourth Bourne film
...Universal is making a fourth Bourne movie with Matt Damon. Though the series is based on the Robert Ludlum novels, the new film won't be based on a Ludlum title, but rather an original story. By Jason Kottke • Oct 5, 2009 at 04:22 pm •...
In this article: Bourne, RSS, Matt Damon, Liberal arts, Twitter, and Universal
-
Sydney Morning Herald - National | September 18, 2009
Habib lawyer lashes out at 'stalling tactics'
...since he took the case on. ''It's like something out of the Bourne Conspiracy,'' he said, referring to the Robert Ludlum spy novels. But his client and a team of pro bono lawyers working on the case, including barristers Robert Beech-Jones,...
In this article: Guantanamo Bay, Allegation, Department of Foreign Affairs, and Dog
Trends
Loading...
More on Robert Ludlum
Description from Wikipedia:
Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 New York City – March 12, 2001 Naples, Florida) was an American author of 25 thriller novels. There are more than 290 million copies of his books in print, and they have been translated into 32 languages. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd.
Some of Ludlum's novels have been made into films and mini-series, including The Osterman Weekend, The Holcroft Covenant, The Apocalypse Watch, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. A non-Ludlum book supposedly inspired by his unused notes, Covert One: The Hades Factor, has also been made into a mini-series. The Bourne movies, starring Matt Damon in the title role, have been commercially and critically successful (The Bourne Ultimatum won three Academy Awards in 2008), although the story lines depart significantly from the source material.
Ludlum was educated at The Rectory School then Cheshire Academy and Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. While at Wesleyan, Ludlum joined the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Prior to becoming an author, he had been a theatrical actor and producer. His theatrical experience may have contributed to his understanding of the energy, escapism and action that the public wanted in a novel. He once remarked: "I equate suspense and good theater in a very similar way. I think it's all suspense and what-happens-next. From that point of view, yes, I guess, I am theatrical."
Ludlum died in 2001 of a subdural hematoma.
- Also Known As:
- Jonathan Ryder, Michael Shephard
- Birth Date:
- May 25, 1927
- Birthplace:
- New York City, United States
- Death Date:
- March 12, 2001
- Place of Death:
- Naples, Florida, United States
- Occupation:
- Author, novelist
Explore everything named Robert Ludlum...