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Angus Wilson
Sir Angus Wilson | |
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| Born | Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson[1] 11 August 1913[2] Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex,[2] England |
| Died | 31 May 1991 (aged 77)[2] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk,[2] England |
| Resting place | West Suffolk Crematorium, Risby, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
| Period | 1949–1986 |
| Notable works | Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1956) The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot (1958) |
| Notable awards | James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1958) CBE (1968) Knight Bachelor (1980) |
| Partner | Tony Garrett |
Sir Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson, CBE (11 August 1913 – 31 May 1991) was an English novelist and short story writer. He was one of England's first openly gay authors.[3] He was awarded the 1958 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot and later received a knighthood for his services to literature.[4]
- ^ Guide to the Angus Wilson Papers. Biographical Note. Archived 6 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa, accessed 8 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Sir Angus Wilson". The Times. 3 June 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ Gerstner, David A. (2006). Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. p. 615. ISBN 0-415-30651-5.
- ^ MacKay, Marina (8 January 2001). "Sir Angus Wilson". The Literary Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
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