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David Morrell (born April 24, 1943) is a Canadian-American author whose debut 1972 novel First Blood, later adapted as the 1982 film of the same name, went on to spawn the successful Rambo franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. [1] He has written 28 novels, and his work has been translated into 30 languages. [2]
Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez Jr. (born January 18, 1998) [2] is a Cuban professional boxer.He has held the World Boxing Association (Regular version) light-heavyweight title since 2024 and previously the WBA (Regular version) super-middleweight title from 2021 to 2024.
David Morrell (27 October 1926 – 5 December 1974) was a Welsh actor. Film appearances. The Dam Busters (1955) – Flight Lieutenant W. Astell, D.F.C.
First Blood is a 1972 American action-thriller novel by David Morrell about a troubled homeless Vietnam War veteran, known only by his last name of Rambo, who wages a brutal one-man war against local and state police in Kentucky.
Morrell then goes on to cite these two particular events; the Japanese tale of the Forty-seven rōnin, telling of the honor and devotion of the bodyguards of a Lord Asano, a daimyō or minor lord, even beyond his death; and the Battle of Maldon, in particular the Anglo-Saxon poem of the same name, detailing the unfailing loyalty of the ...
John James Rambo (born July 6, 1947) is a fictional character in the Rambo franchise. [1] He first appeared in the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell, but later became more famous as the protagonist of the film series, in which he was played by Sylvester Stallone.
When Rambo's team captures the Death Merchant from his own fortified mansion, the train they are carrying him on is intercepted by S.A.V.A.G.E. who plan to use Death Merchant's services in a plot to rob the treasures of King Tut, even supplying S.A.V.A.G.E. with new weapons to combat the Force of Freedom, especially Rambo.
The Hundred-Year Christmas is a fantasy novel by David Morrell, who is best known for being the creator of John Rambo in his earlier novel First Blood. [1] The Hundred-Year Christmas was first published in 1983 by Donald M. Grant in an edition of 700 copies, which were signed and numbered.