Alan White
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English novelist and journalist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Alan White was an English novelist and journalist. He used his experiences as a Second World War commando leader in his writings. He also wrote using the names "Alec Haig", "James Fraser" and "Alec Whitney". Under the pseudonym "Joe Balham" he wrote seven novels based on The Sweeney television series. His novel The Long Day's Dying was made into a 1968 film directed by Peter Collinson. White wrote mysteries, as well as war and adventure novels. White died in Salisbury, Wiltshire in February 2003.
