Biographies: Victor Canning - Writer

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British writer, born in Plymouth, England. Later, his family moved to Oxford, where he studied at Oxford Central School. Within three years, he began writing and selling short stories to magazines. He also joined the army, and he received the rank of second lieutenant. In 1941, he was assigned to anti-aircraft units in southern England, and in 1943, he was sent to North Africa and participated in the Allied invasion of Sicily. He wrote a number of adventure novels, espionage stories, and short stories. He died in Cirencester, United Kingdom. .

• 13 June 2024
• Salma El-Sharkawy