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Following on from the excellent reception in New York, Thompson’s Thai Silk business prospered and in 1967 he opened his first shop on the iconic Surawong Road in Bangkok.
James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American prose writer and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction.. Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications, published from the late-1940s through mid-1950s.
Jim Thompson was born in Greenville, Delaware in 1906. He was the youngest of five children of Henry and Mary Wilson Thompson.His father was a wealthy textile manufacturer; his mother was the daughter of James Harrison Wilson (1837–1925), a noted Union general during the American Civil War.. Thompson spent his early years of education at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.He graduated from Princeton University in 1928, and represented the United States in the 6-Metre Sailing event ...
Thompson disappeared from Malaysia's Cameron Highlands while going for a walk on Sunday, 26 March 1967. Prior to his disappearance, he left Bangkok to spend a day in Penang with Mrs. Constance "Connie" Mangskau, his long-time acquaintance. On Friday, 24 March, they headed for the Highlands to holiday at the "Moonlight" bungalow (now the Jim Thompson cottage).
1941. Jim enlisted in the Delaware National Guard. When war broke out, Thompson worked for the Office of Strategic Services (the precursor of the CIA) and was stationed all over the world.
Sep 21, 2023 · The Disappearance. Jim Thompson went missing on March 26, 1967, while on a hiking trip with friends in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia. The group was staying at the Moonlight Cottage, a resort owned by one of Thompson's acquaintances.
Aug 29, 2023 · In the world of Thai silk, there is no name as legendary as Jim Thompson. Renowned for reviving the country’s silk industry and putting it on the global map, Thompson’s story is one of passion, artistry, and intrigue.
May 9, 2016 · The best-known American in the picturesque kingdom of Thailand is a greying, well-tanned onetime architect named James H. W. Thompson, 52, who has almost singlehanded saved Thailand’s vital silk ...
Jim Thompson (born March 21, 1906, Greenville, Del., U.S.—died March 26, 1967, near Tanah Rata, Malaysia?) was an American-born Thai businessman who turned Thai silk making into a major industry selling worldwide and became an authority on Thai art. His mysterious disappearance in 1967 became a sensation in Southeast Asia and elsewhere.. The son of a wealthy textile manufacturer, Thompson graduated from Princeton University (1928) and studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania ...
Jim Thompson was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his paperback pulp novels narrated by seemingly normal men who are revealed to be psychopathic. After graduating from the University of Nebraska, Thompson worked in a number of odd jobs before becoming affiliated with the Federal
