M. E. Clifton James the basis for the script of the 1958 film starring John Mills and Cecil Parker with James playing himself and Montgomery. The script was 'tweaked' for effect; 'Operation Copperhead' became 'Operation Hambone', and additional elements of comedy, danger and intrigue were added. James also appeared in a short cameo (and non-speaking) appearance as Field Marshal Montgomery in the 1957 film "High Flight", starring Ray Milland. On 20 January 1959, James appeared on an episode of the TV series "To Tell the Truth". James died on 8 May 1963 at his home on Thorn Road in Worthing, Sussex, aged 65. M.
James Harris (cricketer, born 1838) at the Cape of Good Hope, from which he retired in 1894. In 1898 he is reported as living at Earsham Hall, Norfolk (but which is near to Bungay, Suffolk), but he later retired to his home county of Leicestershire where he became a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant. He died aged 87 in Sharnford, near Hinckley, Leicestershire. James Harris (cricketer, born 1838) James Edward Harris (1 October 1838 – 30 November 1925) was an English soldier and a cricketer who played in four important matches for Cambridge University in 1859. He was born and also died