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Cyril Connolly
English writer (1903–1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cyril Vernon Connolly CBE (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was an English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon (1940–49) and wrote Enemies of Promise (1938), which combined literary criticism with an autobiographical exploration of why he failed to become the successful author of fiction that he had aspired to be in his youth.
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Born | (1903-09-10)10 September 1903 Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
Died | 26 November 1974(1974-11-26) (aged 71) London, England[1] |
Resting place | Berwick, East Sussex, England |
Other names | Palinurus |
Education | St Cyprian's School Eton College |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford Eton College |
Occupation | Author |
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