CNN reports best-selling British espionage writer John le Carré died Saturday. He was 89.<br />Born David Cornwell, his family said in a statement that he died from pneumonia not related to COVID-19.<br />'The Spy Who Came In From the Cold' was published in 1963 and made le Carré arguably the most famous spy writer in the world.<br />Having studied at both Bern and Oxford universities, Le Carré also served briefly in British Intelligence during the Cold War.<br />Le Carré's most famous works spanned some six decades. He wrote 26 books that have been published in over 50 countries and 40 languages.
