Terence de Vere White
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Terence de Vere White was an Irish
writer
, lawyer
and editor
.
Born in Dublin, he studied at Trinity College, Dublin
where he qualified as a solicitor and became a partner in a leading Dublin law firm. He gave up law when he became the literary editor of The Irish Times
from 1961 to 1977. He wrote twelve novels, five biographies, two volumes of short stories and five other books of general interest.
He married Mary O'Farrell in 1962 and they had two sons and a daughter. He was the father of Dervla Murphy
's daughter, born in 1968. He retired from the Irish Times in 1977.
At the time of his death, he was married to Victoria Glendinning
.
Plays
Ireland
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writer
Writer
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, lawyer
Lawyer
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and editor
Editing
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.
Born in Dublin, he studied at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
where he qualified as a solicitor and became a partner in a leading Dublin law firm. He gave up law when he became the literary editor of The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
from 1961 to 1977. He wrote twelve novels, five biographies, two volumes of short stories and five other books of general interest.
He married Mary O'Farrell in 1962 and they had two sons and a daughter. He was the father of Dervla Murphy
Dervla Murphy
Dervla Murphy is an Irish touring cyclist and author of adventure travel books for over 40 years.Murphy is best known for her 1965 book Full Tilt: Ireland to India With a Bicycle, about an overland cycling trip through Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India...
's daughter, born in 1968. He retired from the Irish Times in 1977.
At the time of his death, he was married to Victoria Glendinning
Victoria Glendinning
The Hon. Victoria Glendinning, CBE , is a British biographer, critic, broadcaster and novelist; she is President of English PEN, a winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, was awarded a CBE in 1998 and is Vice-President of the Royal Society of Literature.- Biography :She was born in Sheffield...
.
Selected works
Novels- The March Hare (1970)
- The Radish Memoirs (1974)
- Prenez GardePrenez GardePrenez Garde is a novel by Terence de Vere White.Prenez Garde is about a nine-year-old boy who lives in a middle-class Irish family. However, due to the conflict throughout Ireland, life is not as simple as it once was. He is an only child and has a fetish for older woman...
(1986)
Plays
- After Sunset (1973)
- The Real Charlotte (1975)