Clive James | |
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 James in 2008 | |
| Born | Vivian Leopold James 7 October 1939 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 24 November 2019 (aged 80) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
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| Alma mater | University of Sydney Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| Notable works | Unreliable Memoirs Cultural Amnesia |
| Notable awards | Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal for Literature |
| Spouse |
Prudence Shaw (m. 1968) |
| Children | 2 (including Claerwen James) |
| Website | |
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Clive James AO CBE FRSL (born Vivian Leopold James; 7 October 1939 – 24 November 2019) was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019.[1][2] He began his career specialising in literary criticism before becoming television critic for The Observer in 1972, where he made his name for his wry, deadpan humour.
During this period, he earned an independent reputation as a poet and satirist.[3] He achieved mainstream success in the UK first as a writer for television, and eventually as the lead in his own programmes, including ...on Television.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Waterson, Jim; Cain, Sian (27 November 2019). "Clive James, writer, broadcaster and TV critic, dies aged 80". The Guardian.