![]() ![]() Airline Detective (Collins, 1962) became Pearson’s first book and resulted in a successful series in The Sunday Times followed by a television series called Zero One (BBC/MGM 1962-65) starring Nigel Patrick. Fleming enlisted Pearson to ghost-write the memoir. One of his travelling companions was Donald Fish, ‘who, it turned out, had something to do with airline security.’ Fleming urged Fish to write his memoirs but Fish admitted to being not very good at writing prose. ![]() ![]() Pearson credits his time working with Fleming as ‘my springboard to becoming a writer.’ In 1956, Fleming travelled to Istanbul to cover an Interpol conference. He was educated at King’s College School, Wimbledon and Peterhouse, Cambridge’s oldest college, gaining a double first in history.Īfter stints working for the Economist Intelligence Unit and the BBC as a trainee producer, Pearson joined The Sunday Times where he became Ian Fleming’s assistant on the Atticus column. John George Pearson was born on 5 October, 1930 in Epsom, Surrey. John died peacefully at his home surrounded by all the love in the world.” ![]() Today, the official John Pearson social media channels - via his granddaughter Lydia - carried the sad news of John's passing, “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my grandfather, John George Pearson at the age of 91. ![]()
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