PHILADELPHIA -- A holiday classic is being brought to life for the first time. "The Shepherd" is based on the famous novella by acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth. The film stars John Travolta, who is ...

Frederick Forsyth, former MI6 agent and bestselling author of "The Day of the Jackal," has died at age 86. His thrillers, rooted in real-world reporting and espionage, reshaped the genre. The British ...

Frederick Forsyth in 2010: he infinitely preferred doing his research to “the hell of trying to fill 500 blank sheets of paper” - Geoff Pugh Frederick Forsyth, who has died aged 86, personified the ...

Frederick Forsyth, the British author of “The Day of the Jackal” and other bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness, his literary agent said Monday. He was 86. Jonathan Lloyd, his agent, ...

He wrote best-sellers like “The Day of the Jackal” and “The Dogs of War,” often using material from his earlier life as a reporter and spy. By Clay Risen Frederick Forsyth, who used his early ...

Frederick Forsyth, a mega-selling British novelist of political thrillers, cunning spy craft and globe-trotting intrigue who used his own background as a foreign correspondent to inspire such ...