Cyril Connolly

Cyril Connolly
Born(1903-09-10)10 September 1903
Died26 November 1974(1974-11-26) (aged 71)
London, England[1]
Resting placeBerwick, East Sussex, England
Other namesPalinurus
EducationSt Cyprian's School
Eton College
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Eton College
Occupation(s)Literary critic and writer
Historical marker plaque in St. John's Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex

Cyril Vernon Connolly CBE (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was an English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon (1940–49) and wrote Enemies of Promise (1938), which combined literary criticism with an autobiographical exploration of why he failed to become the successful author of fiction that he had aspired to be in his youth.

  1. ^ "Cyril Connolly" at Britannica Online Encyclopedia