Biography
Frederick Forsyth was an English novelist and former journalist. Born in Ashford, Kent, he was educated at Tonbridge School, served in the Royal Air Force, and worked as a foreign correspondent for Reuters and the BBC before publishing his first novel.
His thriller The Day of the Jackal (1971) was adapted into a 1973 film. Forsyth wrote the screenplay for the 1987 film of his novel The Fourth Protocol (1984). Other works include The Odessa File (1972) and The Dogs of War (1974). He died in 2025.
