Jack Higgins Books Made Into Movies. He is a writer, known for the eagle has landed (1976), a prayer for the dying (1987) and the violent enemy (1967). Midnight man (after the book :
He moved to belfast, northern ireland with his mother after his parents marriage foundered, and was raised there amid religious and political violence. Jack higgins was born on 27th july 1929 in newcastle on tyne, is the principal pseudonym of uk novelist harry patterson. Higgins began his literary career with sad wind from the sea in 1959 under his real name.
A lot of his books have also become films.
Of his many series, nick miller, liam devlin, and paul chavasse stand out, with a number of the liam devlin books having been adapted into movies. The eagle has flown (1991); As jack higgins, he was awarded with an honorary doctorate from leeds metropolitan university. Jack higgins is yet to receive any major literary award.