David Profumo

David John Profumo FRSL (born 20 October 1955 in London) is an English novelist.

He is the son of former British government minister John Profumo and actress Valerie Hobson. He succeeded his father as the 6th Baron Profumo, but like his father does not use the title, which is of Italian origin.

He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. He was Assistant Master of English at Eton College, Windsor in 1978 and at the Royal School, Shrewsbury from 1978 to 1979. He then became part-time lecturer of English at King's College, London from 1981 to 1983 and Deputy Editor of Fiction Magazine from 1982 to 1984.^[1] He was a columnist for the Daily Telegraph from 1987 to 1995.^[2]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1995 ^[3]

He married Helen Fraser, daughter of Alasdair Fraser, on 22 March 1979 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone, London.^[4] His son and heir is Alexander James Profumo.

His recent book Bringing the House Down, covered the scandal brought about by his father's affair with Christine Keeler.^{[5] [6]}

Writings

Novels:

• Sea Music London, Secker and Warburg, 1988.
• The Weather in Iceland London, Picador, 1993.

Uncollected Short Stories:

• "The Blind Man Eats Many Flies" in Foreign Exchange, edited by Julian Evans. London, Sphere, 1985.

Other:

• In Praise of Trout. London, Viking, 1989.

• The Magic Wheel: An Anthology of Fishing Literature . Editor, with Graham Swift, London, Picador, 1985

• Bringing the House Down: A Family Memoir , 2006

External links

Read more: David Profumo Biography - James, Fishing, London, Sea, Island, and Novel http://biography.jrank.org/pages/4672/Profumo-David.html#ixzz0wD8iCQjZ

References

1. ^ "David Profumo Biography". http://biography.jrank.org/pages/4672/Profumo-David.html. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
2. ^ "David Profumo, Esq". Debretts. http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/p/20170/David%20John%20PROFUMO.aspx. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
3. ^ "Royal Society of Literature All Fellows". Royal Society of Literature. http://www.rslit.org/content/fellows. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
4. ^ "The Peerage.com". http://thepeerage.com/p21861.htm#i218602. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
5. ^ "There were four of them in this marriage". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/sep/24/politicalbooks.politicsphilosophyandsociety. Retrieved 2011-01-15. 
6. ^ "Son breaks family's 40-year silence on scandal of the Profumo Affair". The Telegraph. September 2, 2006.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1527833/Son-breaks-familys-40-year-silence-on-scandal-of-the-Profumo-Affair.html. 

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Titles of nobility
Preceded by John Profumo	Baron Profumo (disambiguation)Baron Profumo	Incumbent Heir: James Profumo

Persondata
Name	Profumo, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	20 October 1955
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death