George MacDonald Fraser

George MacDonald Fraser
Born2 April 1925
Died2 January 2008(2008-01-02) (aged 82)
OccupationAuthor
Known forThe Flashman Papers series of novels; McAuslan short stories; screenplay for Octopussy
Spouse
Kathleen Hetherington
(m. 1949)
Children3, including Caro Fraser

George MacDonald Fraser OBE FRSL (2 April 1925 – 2 January 2008) was a Scottish author and screenwriter. He is best known for a series of works that featured the character Flashman. Over the course of his career he wrote eleven novels and one short-story collection in the Flashman series of novels, as well as non-fiction, short stories, novels and screenplays—including those for the James Bond film Octopussy, The Three Musketeers (along with both its sequels) and an adaptation of his own novel Royal Flash.