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James Harrison Wilson Thompson, an American businessman who helped revitalise the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s, disappeared in Malaysia 's Cameron Highlands on 26 March 1967. The mysterious circumstances surrounding the case created a significant amount of media coverage.
JIM'S LEGACY. Following on from the excellent reception in New York, Thompson’s Thai Silk business prospered and in 1967 he opened his first shop on the iconic Surawong Road in Bangkok.
Sep 8, 2023 · For over 50 years, Jim Thompson's disappearance in Malaysia remained a mystery. What happened to Jim Thompson? Was it an accident? Sabotage? Was there something malicious behind it? Will there ever be news of Jim Thompson's death? We may never know.
Jim Thompson was born in Greenville, Delaware in 1906. He was the youngest of five children of Henry and Mary Wilson Thompson . His father was a wealthy textile manufacturer; his mother was the daughter of James Harrison Wilson (1837–1925), a noted Union general during the American Civil War .
Apr 9, 2022 · In 1967, the disappearance of an American businessman in the hills of Cameron Highlands caused quite a stir in Malaysia and overseas. Not only was the victim a successful entrepreneur, the...
Mar 12, 2019 · US silk trader Jim Thompson vanished in Malaysia's Cameron Highlands in 1967, in a mystery that still captures the imagination.
May 9, 2016 · The best-known American in the picturesque kingdom of Thailand is a greying, well-tanned onetime architect named James H. W. Thompson, 52, who has almost singlehanded saved Thailand’s vital silk...
