John Cushman Associates records, 1965-1978.

White, Patrick, 1912-1990

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Author and winner of Nobel Prize for Literature. See Who's who in Australia 1988, pp. 926-7. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : Sydney, N.S.W. to Dr George Chandler, Canberra, A.C.T. 1977. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225829845 From the description of Letters to Janice Kenny [manuscript]. 1977-1978. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225831588 Alice Halmagyi was Patrick White's doctor and friend. From the description of L...

Gilbert, Michael Francis, 1912-2006

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Symons, Julian, 1912-1994

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Julian Symons was an English novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, short-story writer, historian, and biographer. From the description of Julian Symons collection of papers, 1933-1967. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122531794 From the guide to the Julian Symons collection of papers, 1929]-1967, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) British poet, novelist, historian, and critic J...

Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013

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Doris Lessing (b. October 22, 1919, Iran-d. November 17, 2013, London) was a British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer. Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Lessing was the eleventh woman and the oldest person ever to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2001, Lessing was awarded the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime's achievement in British literature....

Churchill, Randolph S. (Randolph Spencer), 1911-1968

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Canning, Victor

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Victor Canning was a British novelist and screenplay writer. Many of his novels were adapted for motion pictures. From the description of Victor Canning papers, 1928-1984. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 76806178 From the guide to the Victor Canning papers, 1928-1984, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.) ...

Snow, C.P. (Charles Percy), 1905-1980

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Charles Percy Snow was an English scientist, author, and statesman. Born in to a poor family, he chose to study science because financial aid was available for that discipline. After taking a Ph.D. in Physics from Oxford, he began publishing novels; despite early success, he entered government service, and had a long and distinguished career. Throughout his life, he balanced his interests in science, writing, and politics, making genuine contributions in all three arenas. As an author, he wrote ...

Freeling, Nicolas, 1927-

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Wilson, Angus, 1913-1991

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Born August 11, 1913, in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, Angus Wilson was also a short story writer, editor, critic, biographer, and playwright. Wilson was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1980 for his contributions to literature and the arts. While working at the British Museum during the 1940s Wilson began writing short stories and other short pieces, most of which were portraits of postwar Britain. He has been ranked among the best ...

Durrell, Lawrence

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Lawrence George Durrell was born Feb. 27, 1912 in Julundur, India; the son of British parents, he grew up in India and spent his young adult years in England; he held many odd jobs such as jazz pianist, automobile racer, real estate agent, instructor, and press attaché; moved to France and became a full time writer in 1957; of his various publications, Durrell is best known for the Alexandria quartet, a tetralogy with titles, Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Clea which appeared between 1957 ...

Curtis Brown, Ltd. (London, England)

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Bell, Josephine, 1897-1987

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Renault, Mary

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English novelist; b. Mary Challans, 1905; d. 1983; wrote under pseudonym Mary Renault. From the description of Mary Renault collection, 1956-1981. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70922524 ...

Alvarez, A. (Alfred), 1929-

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English poet and novelist. From the description of The catharsis : manuscript copy of the poem in the hand of Edith Sitwell, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 772521905 ...

Wain, John

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John Barrington Wain was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1925, the son of a dentist, and educated at the High School, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Ineligible for military service because of poor eyesight, Wain went up to St John's College Oxford in 1943 to read English. His tutor, C.S. Lewis, introduced him to the conservative literary group, the Inklings, although Wain remained on its periphery. His contemporaries included Philip Larkin, Elizabeth Jennings and Kingsley Amis, with whom he was la...

Gill, Brendan, 1914-1997

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Editor. From the description of Reminiscences of Brendan Gill : oral history, 1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309742429 Brendan Gill (1914-1997), author and columnist. William Shawn (1907-1992), editor. From the description of Brendan Gill letters to William Shawn, 1960-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702193978 ...

John Cushman Associates.

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John Cushman had been affiliated with William Morris Agency, Inc. until 1965 when he formed his own company as the American branch of Curtis Brown Ltd. (London). In March of 1978, John Cushman Associates, Inc. was absorbed by James Brown Associates, Inc. From the description of John Cushman Associates records, 1965-1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 606937477 BIOGHIST REQUIRED John Cushman had been affiliated with William Morris Agency, ...

James Brown Associates.

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Hyde, H. Montgomery (Harford Montgomery), 1907-1989

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Irish lawyer, Lt. Colonel in the British Army Intelligence Corps., professor of history and political science, and writer. From the description of H. Montgomery Hyde Collection, 1897-1971. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122385668 Harford Montgomery Hyde was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1907. His parents were James Johnstone Hyde, a linen merchant, and Isobel G. Montgomery, a distant cousin of H...

Tracy, Honor, 1915-

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William Morris Agency

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