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Clive James

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Clive James
AO, CBE
BornVivian Leopold James
(1939-10-07)7 October 1939
Kogarah, Sydney, Australia
Died24 November 2019(2019-11-24) (aged 80)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
OccupationEssayist, poet, broadcaster
NationalityAustralian
Notable worksCultural Amnesia Unreliable Memoirs
SpousePrudence A. ("Prue") Shaw
ChildrenClaerwen James
Lucinda James awards = Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal for Literature

Clive James AO CBE (born Vivian Leopold James; 7 October 1939 – 24 November 2019) was an Australian writer, critic, broadcaster, poet, translator and memoirist. He is best known for his autobiographical series Unreliable Memoirs.

Early life

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James was born in Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales. He lived in the United Kingdom since 1961 until his death. He has two children. He was an atheist.[1]

James was diagnosed with leukemia and emphysema in 2010. He died on 24 of November 2019 in Cambridge at the age of 80.[2]

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References

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  1. ↑ "Discussion between Richard Dawkins and Clive James at the Edinburgh Book Festival". Richard Dawkins. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Poet, critic and broadcaster Clive James has died at the age of 80". Claire McKim. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

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