Michael Holroyd

Michael Holroyd

Sir Michael De Courcy Fraser Holroyd, FRHS, FRSL (born 27 August 1935) is an English biographer.

Contents

Life

Holroyd was born in London and educated at Eton College, though he has often claimed Maidenhead Public Library as his alma mater.

In 1964 he published his first book, a biography of writer Hugh Kingsmill, but his reputation was consolidated in 1967-68 with the publication of his life of Lytton Strachey (which playwright Christopher Hampton later used extensively when writing the screenplay for the 1995 film Carrington). Holroyd has also written biographies of Augustus John and, in four volumes, of George Bernard Shaw.

Holroyd acted as Chairman of the Society of Authors, 1973–83, and from 1985 to 1988 was president of the English branch of PEN. His awards include the 2001 Heywood Hill Literary Prize and the 2005 David Cohen Prize for literature. He was also President of the Royal Society of Literature from 2003 to 2008 and was knighted in the 2007 New Years' Honours List. His latest book, A Book of Secrets: Illegitimate Daughters, Absent Fathers (2010), focuses on the Villa Cimbrone on the Gulf of Salerno and the Edwardian literary and society figures who lived there.

Holroyd is a Patron of Dignity in Dying.[1]

Family

He is married to author Dame Margaret Drabble.

Works

  • Hugh Kingsmill: A Critical Biography, Unicorn Press, 1964
  • Lytton Strachey: A Critical Biography, volume 1: The Unknown Years (1880-1910), Heinemann, 1967
  • Lytton Strachey: A Critical Biography, volume 2: The Years of Achievement (1910-1932), Heinemann, 1968
  • A Dog's Life, Henry Holt (US only), 1969
  • The Best of Hugh Kingsmill: Selections from his Writings (editor), Gollancz, 1970
  • Lytton Strachey by Himself: A Self-Portrait (editor), Heinemann, 1971
  • Unreceived Opinions, Heinemann, 1973
  • Augustus John: A Biography, volume 1: The Years of Innocence, Heinemann, 1974
  • The Art of Augustus John (with Malcolm Easton), Secker & Warburg, 1974
  • Augustus John: A Biography, volume 2: The Years of Experience, Heinemann, 1975
  • The Genius of Shaw: A Symposium (editor), Hodder & Stoughton, 1979
  • The Shorter Strachey (editor with Paul Levy), Oxford University Press, 1980
  • William Gerhardie: God's Fifth Column: A Biography of the Age: 1890-1940 (editor with Robert Skidelsky), Hodder & Stoughton, 1981
  • Essays by Divers Hands, (editor), Boydell Press, 1982
  • Peterley Harvest: The Private Diary of David Peterley (introduction), Secker & Warburg, 1985
  • Bernard Shaw, volume 1: 1856-1898: The Search for Love, Chatto & Windus, 1988
  • Bernard Shaw, volume 2: 1898-1918: The Pursuit of Power, Chatto & Windus, 1989
  • Bernard Shaw, volume 3: 1918-1950: The Lure of Fantasy, Chatto & Windus, 1991
  • Bernard Shaw, volume 4: 1950-1991: The Last Laugh, Chatto & Windus, 1992
  • The Shaw Companion, Chatto & Windus, 1992
  • Lytton Strachey: The New Biography, Chatto & Windus, 1994
  • Augustus John: The New Biography, Chatto & Windus, 1996
  • Bernard Shaw (one-volume revised edition), Chatto & Windus, 1997
  • Basil Street Blues, Little, Brown, 1999
  • The Whispering Gallery: Leaves from a Diplomat's Diary by Hesketh Pearson, (introduction), Phoenix Press, 2000
  • Works on Paper: The Craft of Biography and Autobiography, Little, Brown, 2002
  • Swedish Reflections: From Beowulf to Bergman (preface), Arcadia Books, 2003
  • Mosiac, Little, Brown, 2004
  • A Strange Eventful History: The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and their Remarkable Families, Chatto & Windus, 2008
  • A Book of Secrets: Illegitimate Daughters, Absent Fathers, Chatto & Windus, 2010

Awards

See also

Notes

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Michael Holroyd — Sir Michael De Courcy Fraser Holroyd, CBE, né le 27 août 1935 à Londres, est un écrivain et biographe britannique. Biographie Ancien élève de Eton College, Michael Holroyd fut président de la section anglophone du PEN club entre 1985 et 1988. Il… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Michael Holroyd — Sir Michael De Courcy Fraser Holroyd, CBE (* 27. August 1935) ist ein englischer Biograph. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werke (Auswahl) 3 Verfilmungen 4 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Holroyd — may refer to:People with the surname Holroyd: * Charles Holroyd * Chris Holroyd * Fred Holroyd * Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield * John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield * Les Holroyd * Michael Holroyd * Shelley HolroydIn places: *… …   Wikipedia

  • Holroyd — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: John Holroyd Reece (1897−1969), britischer Verleger, Diplomat und Übersetzer Les Holroyd (* 1948), britischer Musiker Michael Holroyd (* 1935), britischer Biograph Siehe auch: Holroyd City, ein lokales… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Michael Platt — Personal information Full name Michael Platt Born 23 March 1984 ( …   Wikipedia

  • Michael McIlorum — Personal information Full name Michael J. Mcilorum Nickname Mick, Mike …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Raynes — Personal information Full name Michael Bernard Raynes Date of birth 15 October 1987 ( …   Wikipedia

  • Holroyd, Michael — ▪ British author and editor in full  Michael De Courcy Fraser Holroyd   born Aug. 27, 1935, London, Eng.       British author and editor whose full scale critical biographies of Lytton Strachey, Augustus John, and George Bernard Shaw are… …   Universalium

  • Michael Levey — This article is about the British art historian. For the American television personality, see Mike Levey. Sir Michael Vincent Levey, LVO (8 June 1927 – 28 December 2008) was a British art historian and was director of the National Gallery for… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Holroyd — in 1896. Drawing by Alphonse Legros. Sir Charles Holroyd (9 April 1861 – 17 November 1917) was an English artist and curator. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”