Frederick Forsyth, former spy and Day of the Jackal author, dies aged 86 ○
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Approached by Britain’s MI6 while reporting on Nigeria's Biafra War, he mined his experiences for literary inspiration.
Frederick Forsyth, Day of the Jackal author and former MI6 agent, dies aged 86 ○
Writer used his experience reporting on De Gaulle’s France to plot his thriller, and continued to draw on real-world research for subsequent bestsellers
Frederick Forsyth, the author who turned his ad…
Frederick Forsyth dies: Day of the Jackal author and former MI6 agent passes away aged 86 ○
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Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth has died after a brief illness at the age of 86.
Frederick Forsyth: Life as a thriller writer, fighter pilot, journalist and spy ○
The former journalist and spy became one of Britain's most successful thriller writers.
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