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In the same year he married the actress Mary Ryducha they had three children. After studies at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Ludlum received in 1951 his B.A. He had been a private when he entered the Marine Corps and was a private when he discharged. The manuscript was lost while he celebrated his discharge in San Francisco. He was was posted to the South Pacific, where he wrote a manuscript of some two hundred pages of his impressions. The attempt failed but upon graduating from Cheshire Academy, Ludlum served as an infantryma in 1945- 47 in the U.S. During World War II Ludlum tried to join the Royal Canadian Air Force. Before acting in the long-running comedy Junior Miss on Broadway at sixteen, Ludlum had already appeared in school theatricals – his first ambition, however, was to be a quaterback in football. Ludlum was educated at the Rectory School for boys in Pomfret, Connecticut, the Kent School, and at the Chesire Academy. Ludlum's maternal grandfather, an English silk importer, left the family wealthy enough to provide him a college education after his father died in 1934. Soon after his birth, the family moved to the suburban community of Short Hills, New Jersey. Robert Ludlum was born in New York City, the son of George Hartford Ludlum, a businessman, and Margaret Wadsworth Ludlum. From that point of view, yes, I guess, I am theatrical." (Ludlum in Bestsellers: Top Writers Tell How, 1997) I think it's all suspense and 'what-happens-next'. "So I suppose I equate suspense and good theatre in a very similar way. Finally, against all odds, they defeat seemingly superior adversaries. Heroes are thrown into a web of intrigues, where they do not know who is their real friend and who is the enemy. Characteristic for Ludlum's stories is a paranoid view of the world, in which global corporations and shadowy military and governmental organizations undermine the international status quo. Although critics considered his style melodramatic and the plots unbelievable, the author often used material from current events in international politics. Ludlum's special skill is to capture the imagination of his readers from the first pages, and keep them absorbed in the story. Ludlum started his literary career relatively late, after working in the theatre, both as actor and producer. zip of the website is also available.Īmerican thriller writer whose violent, fast-paced books during his lifetime sold some 290 million copies worldwide. All pages are unmodified as they originally appeared some links and images may no longer function. The original website was published by Petri Liukkonen under Creative Commons BY-ND-NC 1.0 Finland and reproduced here under those terms for non-commercial use. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z