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British novelist and former MI6 agent died after a brief illness
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Prolific British novelist Frederick Forsyth, best known for 1971’s The Day of the Jackal, which was adapted for the screen in 1973 and again in 2024, has died. He was 86.
Forsyth died at home Monday after a brief illness, his literary agent, Jonathan Lloyd, confirmed. He was surrounded by his family at he time of his death.
