Anecdotes

Was a passenger on the Zeppelin "Hindenburg" in its inaugural year of 1936 (its disastrous fire was in 1937).

Gained US citizenship in 1946.

Charteris's papers are in a collection held by Boston University. This collection includes manuscripts for the only two unpublished "Saint" novels: "Bet on the Saint," which was written by Fleming Lee and Leslie Charteris, and "The Saint's Lady," a manuscript written by Joy Martin and submitted to Charteris.

Chinese-English crime novelist, creator of "The Saint".