P. J. Kavanagh
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Patrick J. Kavanagh is an English poet, lecturer, actor and broadcaster. His father was the ITMA
scriptwriter, Ted Kavanagh
.
He fought in the Korean War
, being evacuated as result of his injuries.
In 1966, his memoir The Perfect Stranger
, based on his tragically brief marriage to Sally Phillips, the daughter of novelist Rosamund Lehmann won the Richard Hillary Prize.
He has written four novels for adults and two for children. His first, A Song and Dance, was awarded the Guardian Fiction Prize
in 1968. He was a columnist for The Spectator
from 1983 to 1996 and then for The Times Literary Supplement
until 2002.
In 1992 his Collected Poems were published and in the same year he was given the Cholmondeley Award
for poetry. In addition he has written a travel autobiography, Finding Connections, a literary companion, Voices in Ireland and has edited The Oxford Book of Short Poems
(1985), The Essential G. K. Chesterton
and The Collected Poems of Ivor Gurney
.
He lives in Gloucestershire
.
It's That Man Again
It's That Man Again was a BBC radio comedy programme which ran from 1939 to 1949. The title was a contemporary phrase referring to ever more frequent news-stories about Hitler in the lead-up to World War II, and specifically a headline in the Daily Express written by Bert Gunn...
scriptwriter, Ted Kavanagh
Ted Kavanagh
Ted Kavanagh was a British radio scriptwriter and producer.Initially a medical student in Edinburgh, Kavanagh switched to a career as a writer...
.
He fought in the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
, being evacuated as result of his injuries.
In 1966, his memoir The Perfect Stranger
The Perfect Stranger
The Perfect Stranger is a book by P. J. Kavanagh, published in 1966. The book won the Richard Hillary Prize.The book is a partial autobiography, dealing with Kavanagh's childhood and education, his meeting with his first wife , and her premature death....
, based on his tragically brief marriage to Sally Phillips, the daughter of novelist Rosamund Lehmann won the Richard Hillary Prize.
He has written four novels for adults and two for children. His first, A Song and Dance, was awarded the Guardian Fiction Prize
Guardian First Book Award
Guardian First Book Award, issued before 1999 as Guardian Fiction Prize or Guardian Fiction Award, is awarded to new writing in fiction and non-fiction.-History:...
in 1968. He was a columnist for The Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
from 1983 to 1996 and then for The Times Literary Supplement
The Times Literary Supplement
The Times Literary Supplement is a weekly literary review published in London by News International, a subsidiary of News Corporation.-History:...
until 2002.
In 1992 his Collected Poems were published and in the same year he was given the Cholmondeley Award
Cholmondeley Award
The Cholmondeley Award is an annual award for poetry given by the Society of Authors in the United Kingdom. Awards honour distinguished poets, from a fund endowed by the late Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1966...
for poetry. In addition he has written a travel autobiography, Finding Connections, a literary companion, Voices in Ireland and has edited The Oxford Book of Short Poems
Oxford poetry anthologies
The Oxford University Press published a long series of poetry anthologies, dealing in particular with British poetry but not restricted to it, after the success of the Oxford Book of English Verse ....
(1985), The Essential G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG was an English writer. His prolific and diverse output included philosophy, ontology, poetry, plays, journalism, public lectures and debates, literary and art criticism, biography, Christian apologetics, and fiction, including fantasy and detective fiction....
and The Collected Poems of Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Bertie Gurney was an English composer and poet.-Life:Born at 3 Queen Street, Gloucester in 1890, the second of four children of David Gurney, a tailor, and his wife Florence, a seamstress, Gurney showed musical ability early...
.
He lives in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
.