4 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Illinois ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁Illinois ▁Category : Ill inois ▁State ▁League ▁Category : Miss iss ippi - Oh io ▁Valley ▁League ▁Category : West ▁Frank fort ▁Card inals ▁players ▁Category : Def unct ▁minor ▁league ▁baseball ▁ven ues ▁Category : Def unct ▁baseball ▁teams ▁in ▁Illinois ▁Category : Pro f essional ▁baseball ▁teams ▁in ▁Illinois <0x0A> </s> ▁Len ▁De ight on ▁( born ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 9 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁author ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁nov els , ▁works ▁of ▁military ▁history , ▁screen plays ▁and ▁cook ery ▁writing . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁varied ▁career , ▁including ▁as ▁a ▁pas try ▁cook , ▁wait er , ▁co - editor ▁of ▁a ▁magazine , ▁teacher ▁and ▁air ▁ste ward ▁before ▁writing ▁his ▁first ▁novel ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 : ▁The ▁IP CRE SS ▁File . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁produce ▁what ▁his ▁bi ograph er ▁John ▁Re illy ▁cons iders ▁" sty lish , ▁w itt y , ▁well - craft ed ▁nov els " ▁in ▁sp y ▁fiction , ▁including ▁three ▁tr ilog ies ▁and ▁a ▁pre quel ▁featuring ▁Bernard ▁Sam son . ▁ ▁De ight on ▁author ed ▁two ▁television ▁scripts , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁Long ▁Past ▁Gl ory ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ; ▁he ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁film ▁script , ▁Oh ! ▁What ▁a ▁Lov ely ▁War ▁( 1 9 6 9 ). ▁His ▁long - h