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Robert Ludlum (1927–2001)

Author of The Bourne Identity

Includes the names: R. Ludlum, rob. ludlum, Robt. Ludlum, Robet Ludlum, Robert Lublum, Robert Ludlum, Ladlem Robert, Ludlum Robert, Robert Ladlam, Robert Ladlam ... (see complete list), Robetr Ludlum, Robert Ludlam, Robery Ludlum, Robert Ludlum, Jonathan Ryder, Ludlum & Shelby, Johnathan Ryder, Robert; Ludlum Ludlum, Роберт Ладлэм, Robert Jonathon / Ludlum Ryder, Jonathan Ryder AKA Robert Ludlum

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Robert Ludlum was born May 25, 1927 in New York City. He enlisted in the Marines at the age of eighteen and received a B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1951. He began acting professionally at the age of sixteen in the 1943 Broadway production of Junior Miss. He also had roles in summer stock and appeared in over 200 television dramas for such live programs as Studio One and Kraft Television Theater. He then tried producing with the 1956 Broadway production of The Owl and the Pussycat. He took the play, four years later, to his creation of Shopping-Center Theater at Playhouse-on-the-Mall in Paramus, New Jersey. His first novel, The Scarlatti Inheritance, was published in 1971. His other works include The Matlock Paper, The Chancellor Manuscript, The Bourne Identity, The Scorpio Illusion, The Matarese Countdown, and The Bancroft Strategy. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. He died on March 12, 2001 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Bourne Identity… (more)
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Distinction: Eric Van Lustbader wrote in the Jason Bourne series after Ludlum's death, but these books should be credited to Lustbader rather than to Ludlum.

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Works by Robert Ludlum
The Bourne Identity 9,637 copies, 154 reviews
The Bourne Supremacy 6,357 copies, 45 reviews
The Bourne Ultimatum (Author) 5,731 copies, 47 reviews
The Matarese Circle 2,312 copies, 17 reviews
The Icarus Agenda 2,257 copies, 19 reviews
The General's Daughter 2,212 copies, 35 reviews
The Sigma Protocol 2,109 copies, 16 reviews
The Prometheus Deception 2,013 copies, 16 reviews
The Janson Directive 1,986 copies, 12 reviews
The Parsifal Mosaic 1,969 copies, 15 reviews
The Aquitaine Progression 1,954 copies, 13 reviews
The Ambler Warning (Author) 1,853 copies, 26 reviews
The Apocalypse Watch 1,742 copies, 16 reviews
The Holcroft Covenant 1,642 copies, 23 reviews
The Scorpio Illusion 1,630 copies, 13 reviews
The Scarlatti Inheritance 1,568 copies, 16 reviews
The Road to Gandolfo 1,510 copies, 17 reviews
The Hades Factor 1,509 copies, 14 reviews
The Chancellor Manuscript 1,470 copies, 15 reviews
The Tristan Betrayal 1,408 copies, 12 reviews
The Road to Omaha 1,390 copies, 9 reviews
The Matarese Countdown 1,386 copies, 9 reviews
The Rhinemann Exchange 1,381 copies, 10 reviews
The Gemini Contenders 1,341 copies, 11 reviews
The Osterman Weekend 1,332 copies, 12 reviews
The Bancroft Strategy 1,307 copies, 12 reviews
The Paris Option 1,211 copies, 10 reviews
Trevayne 1,200 copies, 9 reviews
The Matlock Paper 1,176 copies, 10 reviews
The Cassandra Compact 1,176 copies, 12 reviews
The Cry of the Halidon 1,134 copies, 11 reviews
The Altman Code 1,083 copies, 13 reviews
The Bourne Ultimatum [2007 film] (Author, original novel) 843 copies, 5 reviews
The Bourne Trilogy 411 copies, 8 reviews
Robert Ludlum: Four Complete & Unabridged Novels (1981, 4-in-1) 154 copies, 1 review
The Patriot Attack 138 copies, 1 review
Robert Ludlum: The Ludlum Triad (3-in-1) 96 copies
The Road to Gandolfo [and] The Road to Omaha 37 copies
The Bourne Supremacy (audiobook, Part 1 of 2) 31 copies
The Scarlatti Inheritance / The Osterman Weekend / The Matlock Paper 27 copies
The Parsifal Mosaic, volume 2 of 2 27 copies
The Osterman Weekend [1983 film] (Writer) 25 copies
The Parsifal Mosaic, volume 1 of 2 20 copies
The Prometheus Deception [and] The Sigma Protocol 17 copies
The Aquitaine Progression (audiobook, part 1 of 2) 17 copies
The Aquitaine Progression [and] The Chancellor Manuscript 16 copies
The Bourne Ultimatum (audiobook, Part 1 of 2) 15 copies
The Osterman Weekend [and] The Matlock Paper 11 copies
The Aquitaine Progression, volume 2 of 2 11 copies
The Matarese Circle [and] The Parsifal Mosaic 11 copies
The Bourne Identity, volume 1 of 2 11 copies
The Aquitaine Progression, volume 1 of 2 10 copies
Trevayne / The Cry of the Halidon / The Rhinemann Exchange 9 copies, 1 review
The Bourne Series: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne… 9 copies
The Icarus Agenda (audiobook, part 1 of 2) 9 copies
The Bourne Identity, volume 2 of 2 9 copies
The Holcroft Covenant [and] The Rhinemann Exchange 8 copies
The Road to Gandolfo [and] The Osterman Weekend 8 copies
The Parsifal Mosaic [and] The Aquitaine Progression 5 copies
The Bourne Trilogy Series Collection Robert Ludlum 10 Books Set (The… 5 copies
The Matlock Papers / The Cry of Halidon / The Road to Gandolfo 5 copies
The Bourne Supremacy (audiobook, Part 2 of 2) 5 copies
Ludlum on Ludlum an interview with Robert Ludlum 5 copies
The Gemini Contenders [and] The Chancellor Manuscript 5 copies
The Apocalypse Watch, volume 2 of 2 5 copies
The Holcroft Covenant, volume 2 of 2 5 copies
The Apocalypse Watch, volume 1 of 2 4 copies
The Bourne Identity [and] The Bourne Supremacy 4 copies
The Holcroft Covenant, volume 1 of 2 4 copies
The Bourne Ultimatum (audiobook, Part 2 of 2) 3 copies
The Matarese Circle (audiobook, part 2 of 2) 3 copies
The Aquitaine Progression (audiobook, part 2 of 2) 3 copies
The Parsifal Mosaic (audiobook, part 1 of 2) 3 copies
Robert Ludlum: A Trio of Superthrillers (3-in-1) 3 copies
The Icarus Agenda, volume 2 of 2 2 copies
Jason Bourne Series/the Bourne Identity, the Bourne Supremacy, the Bourne… 2 copies
Robert Ludlum: Two Unabridged Thrillers (2-in-1) 2 copies
The Ludlum Collection Box Set (4-in-1) 2 copies
Robert Ludlum: 3 Novels in One Volume 2 copies
The Icarus Agenda, volume 1 of 2 2 copies
Robert Ludlum: Four Complete & Unabridged Novels (1977, 4-in-1) 2 copies
Kdo je Bourne 2 copies
The Icarus Agenda (audiobook, part 2 of 2) 2 copies
The Apocalypse Watch (audiobook, part 1 of 2) 2 copies
The Apocalypse Watch (audiobook, part 2 of 2) 2 copies
The Cry of the Halidon [and] The Aquitaine Progression 2 copies
The Matarese Circle. Volume 1 2 copies
Ostermanov vikend 2 copies
Hochspannung. Vaterland / Die Scorpio- Illusion. 2 copies
Enigma Bourne 1 copy
MATARESKI KRUG (MATARESKI KRUG) 1 copy
The Matlock Paper (2009, film) 1 copy
Matareški krog 1 copy
La Mosaique Parsifal (Ldp Thrillers) (French Edition) by R… 1 copy
La revanche dans la peau: Le châtiment de Bourne - traduit de l'anglais… 1 copy
The Scarlatti Inheritance; The Osterman Weekend; The Matlock Paper; The… 1 copy
Bourne Dominion / Arctic Event 1 copy
Offer of Proof 1 copy
Halidoni karje : [romaan] 1 copy
Complete Jason Bourne Series (Books 1-7) (The Bourne Idenity / The Bourne… 1 copy
The Parsifal Mosaic (audiobook, part 2 of 2) 1 copy
Robert Ludlum Collection Covert One 5 Books Set (Bourne Trilogy Series… 1 copy
Readers Digest: Kirjavaliot No. 112 (3-in-1) 1 copy
The Cry of the Halidon ; The Janson Directive ; The Sigma Protocol 1 copy
Die Beseitigung meines Dorfes 1 copy
The Parsifal Mosaic [and] The Holcroft Covenant 1 copy
The Bourne Supremacy [and] The Bourne Ultimatum 1 copy
Bourne Series Collection: The Bourne Objective, the Bourne Deception, the… 1 copy
The Maltese Connection 1 copy
Set of Four Ludlum Paperback Novels (The Osterman Weekend; The Matlock… 1 copy
Covert-one 12-copy Backlist: With 3 Each Altman Code, Paris Option,… 1 copy
Robert Ludlum's The Cassandra Compact [Abridged] 1 copy
The Discover Intelligence 1 copy
The Rhinemann Exchange [&] The Scarlatti Inheritance 1 copy
Robert Ludlum's Bourne Collection: 8 Great Novels 1 copy
The Matlock Paper / The Parsifal Mosaic / The Icarus Agenda 1 copy
Robert Ludlum: The Modern Master of the Superthriller 1 copy
Robert Ludlum: Four Complete Novels 1 copy
Robert Ludlum 4 Book Box Set; "The Bourne Supremacy", "The Chancellor… 1 copy
Robert Ludlum Paperback Novel Collection 10 Book Set 1 copy
The Chancellors' Manuscript, The Holacroft covenant, The Bourne Identity,… 1 copy
Lot of 3 Robert Ludlum paperbacks: The Chancellor Manuscript, The Icarus… 1 copy
The Bourne Identity / The Bourne Supremacy / The Bourne Ultimatum / The… 1 copy
The Bourne Series - Set Of 6 Books - The Bourne Ultimatum - The Borne… 1 copy
The Robert Ludlum Sampler. 1 copy
O Arquivo de chancellor 1 copy
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Also by Robert Ludlum
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Legacy (Series Creator) 2,196 copies, 29 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal (Series Creator) 1,573 copies, 17 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Deception (Series Creator) 1,133 copies, 16 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Lazarus Vendetta (Series Creator) 921 copies, 11 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Objective (Series Creator) 881 copies, 7 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Moscow Vector (Series Creator) 832 copies, 10 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event (Series Creator) 812 copies, 8 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Dominion (Series Creator) 715 copies, 11 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Imperative (Series Creator) 544 copies, 13 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Ares Decision (Series Creator) 381 copies, 2 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Ascendancy (Series Creator) 373 copies, 5 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Retribution (Series Creator) 357 copies, 6 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Janson Command (Series Creator) 305 copies, 1 review
The Utopia Experiment (Series Creator) 299 copies, 5 reviews
Robert Ludlum's The Janus Reprisal (Series Creator) 259 copies, 8 reviews
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Canonical name
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Other names
Ryder, Jonathan (pseudonym)
Shepherd, Michael (pseudonym)
Date of birth
1927-05-25
Date of death
2001-03-12
Burial location
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
New York, New York, USA
Place of death
Naples, Florida, USA
Cause of death
heart attack
Places of residence
Leonia, New Jersey, USA
Naples, Florida, USA
Education
Wesleyan University (BA | 1951)
Cheshire Academy
The Rectory School
Occupations
actor
theatre director
novelist
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Organizations
Alpha Delta Phi
United States Marine Corps
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Robert Ludlum's parents were: George Hartford Ludlum (father) and Margaret (née Wadsworth) Ludlum (mother).
Disambiguation notice
Distinction: Eric Van Lustbader wrote in the Jason Bourne series after Ludlum's death, but these books should be credited to Lustbader rather than to Ludlum.

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