Leslie, Shane, 1885-1971
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Leslie, Shane (John Randolph), 1885-1971
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Leslie, Sir Shane, 1885-1971
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Irish poet, novelist, travel writer, biographer, and Catholic apologist; born John Randolph Shane Leslie.
Author and statesman Sir Shane Leslie was born John Randolph Leslie in London, raised in Ireland, and educated at Oxford, where he converted to Roman Catholicism and adopted the Irish form of his name, Shane, when he became interested in Irish nationalism. He served as a diplomat, often posted to the United States, and wrote extensively on a variety of topics and in multiple genres. He also lectured widely, chiefly about Irish nationalism. He was a cousin of Winston Churchill and had many literary acquaintances, including F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Irish nationalist and author who held a chair and lectured at the University of Notre Dame in the spring of 1935.
Nephew and godson of Winston Churchill.
Irish author.
Leslie was educated at Cambridge where he converted to Catholicism. He published over forty volumes of poetry, short stories, memoirs, and other works and was a member of the Irish Academy of letters.
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