Evelyn Waugh
(1903-1966)
British writer and journalist
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Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (28 October 1903 – 10 April 1966) was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most famous works include the early satires Decline and Fall (1928) and A Handful of Dust (1934), the novel Brideshead Revisited (1945), and the Second World War trilogy Sword of Honour (1952–1961). He is recognised as one of the great prose stylists of the English language in the 20th century.
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Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh 28 October 1903 London, England, UK
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10 April 1966 (aged 62) Combe Florey, Somerset, England
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Evelyn Gardner (aristocratic) 1903-1994 · British socialite, child of Herbert Gardner · m. 1928; div. 1930
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Auberon Alexander Waugh 2nd child with Laura Herbert Male b. 17 Nov 1939 d. 16 Jan 2001 · Age: 61 (at death) · 1939-2001 · Author -
Margaret Evelyn 4th child with Laura Herbert Female b. 11 Jun 1942 · Age: 83 · 1942- · Celebrity Baby -
Michael Septimus 7th child with Laura Herbert Male b. 11 Jul 1950 · Age: 75 · 1950- · Celebrity Baby
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