Deighton

British  

/ ˈdeɪtən /

noun

1. Len. born 1929, British thriller writer. His books include The Ipcress File (1962), Bomber (1970), and the trilogy Berlin Game , Mexico Set , and London Match (1983–85)

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Example Sentences

Katie Deighton is a reporter covering marketing, advertising, customer experience and product design for the WSJ Leadership Institute’s CMO Today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Deighton once credited the success of “The Ipcress File,” his debut novel, to the fact that critics “used me as a blunt instrument to beat Ian Fleming over the head.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Deighton was trained as a photographer during his service with the Royal Air Force and studied at St. Martin’s School of Art and the Royal College of Art.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

This was a decision influenced by the board of an advertising agency on which Deighton had once served, where everyone else went to Eton.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

I once lived in England a long time ago, Mr. Deighton," here Blount turned his face away, and then added dreamily, "a long time, a very long time ago, and met some fairly decent people.

From The Tapu Of Banderah 1901 by Becke, Louis