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Len Deighton (1929-2026) Writer, novelist. Len Deighton was born in London, England, and died in Guernsey, Channel Islands.

Full Name

Leonard Cyril Deighton

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1929

Birth

Leonard Cyril Deighton was born in the Marylebone neighborhood of London, England, on February 18, 1929.

1950s

Other Life Event

New York County
Mr. Deighton worked in New York as an illustrator for magazines, including Esquire and Good Housekeeping, for a short period of time in the 1950s.

1962

Literary Work

The Ipcress File
Simon & Schuster
9997404963 / 978-9997404961
Novel.

1964

Literary Work

Funeral in Berlin
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Novel.

1966

Literary Work

Billion-Dollar Brain
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
999749623X / 978-9997496232
Novel.

1967

Literary Work

An Expensive Place to Die
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
1299890288 / 978-1299890282
Novel.

1968

Literary Work

Horse Under Water
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
0399104194 / 978-0399104190
Novel.

1970

Literary Work

Bomber
Harper & Row
Novel.

1977

Literary Work

Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain
Jonathan Cape
1845951069
Nonfiction.

1978

Literary Work

SS-GB
BCA
Novel.

1983

Literary Work

Berlin Game
Alfred A. Knopt
0-09-154190-5
Novel.

1989

Literary Work

Spy Line
Alfred A. Knopf
0394551796 / 978-0394551791
Novel.

2026

Death

Len Deighton died at his home in Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands between England and France, on March 15, 2026.

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