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Birth Name: Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin
Date of Birth: 12 May, 1907
Place of Birth: Singapore
Date of Death: 15 April, 1993
Place of Death: Windsor, Berkshire, England, U.K.
Ethnicity: * father – Han Chinese * mother – English
Leslie Charteris was a British author and screenwriter. He created the antihero Simon Templar, “The Saint.”
Leslie’s father, Yin Suat Chuan, was a Chinese physician, from Amoy, now Xiamen, Fujian. He himself claimed to be able to trace his lineage back to the emperors of the Shang Dynasty. Leslie’s mother, Lydia Florence (Bowyer), was English, from London.
Leslie was married to actress Audrey Gwendoline Long. He was previously married to Pauline Schishkin, with whom he has a daughter; Clara Marie “Barbara” Meyer; and Elizabeth Bryant Borst.
Leslie’s maternal grandfather was John Henry Bowyer (the son of John Mace Bowyer and Mary Ann Lydia Sutton). Leslie’s grandfather John was born in Tranquil Place, Dartford, Greater London. Leslie’s great-grandfather John was born in Crayford, Dartford.
Leslie’s maternal grandmother was Emily Mary Tadman (the daughter of Henry Edward Tadman and Mary Ann Elizabeth Colesworthy). Emily was born in Rochester, Medway, England. Henry was born in Rochester, the son of Henry Tadman and Mary Elizabeth Cornwell. Leslie’s great-grandmother Mary Ann was born in Chatham, Medway, the daughter of William Colesworthy and Caroline Wood.
Source: Genealogy of Leslie Charteris – https://www.geni.com