Deighton
Britishnoun
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Len Deighton, the bestselling author of “The Ipcress File” and influential cookbook writer, died March 15 at 97.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Leonard Cyril Deighton was born in London on Feb. 18, 1929, to Dorothy and Leonard Deighton.
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
But Deighton insisted the his character was no anti-hero and he was not going to pepper his books with violence, as Fleming had done.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
After crossing the Deighton we met some empty teams coming down, and told them of the new road we had opened up.
From Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 by Corfield, W. H. (William Henry)
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