Alec Waugh

Alec Waugh
Alec Waugh in 1931
Alec Waugh in 1931
Born
Alexander Raban Waugh

8 July 1898
London, England
Died3 September 1981(1981-09-03) (aged 83)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeSt John-at-Hampstead
EducationSherborne School
Spouses
Barbara Jacobs
(m. 1919; div. 1923)
Joan Chirnside
(m. 1932; died 1969)
(m. 1969)
ChildrenAndrew Alexander Waugh (1933-2006)
Veronica Waugh (b. 1934)
Peter Raban Waugh (1938-2014)
Parent(s)Arthur Waugh
Catherine Charlotte Raban (1870-1954)

Alexander Raban Waugh (8 July 1898 – 3 September 1981) was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh, uncle of Auberon Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic and publisher. His first wife was Barbara Jacobs (1900-1996), daughter of the writer William Wymark Jacobs, his second wife was Joan Chirnside (1902-1969), and his third wife was Virginia Sorenson (1912-1991), author of the Newbery Medal-winning Miracles on Maple Hill.