Born | Vivian Leopold James 7 October 1939 Kogarah, Sydney, Australia |
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Died | 24 November 2019 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | (aged 80)
Occupation | Essayist, poet, broadcaster |
Nationality | Australian |
Notable works | Cultural Amnesia Unreliable Memoirs |
Spouse | Prudence A. ("Prue") Shaw |
Children | Claerwen James Lucinda James awards = Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal for Literature |
Clive James AO CBE (born Vivian Leopold James; 7 October 1939 – 24 November 2019) was an Australian writer, critic, broadcaster, poet, translator and memoirist. He is best known for his autobiographical series Unreliable Memoirs.
James was born in Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales. He lived in the United Kingdom since 1961 until his death. He has two children. He was an atheist.[1]
James was diagnosed with leukemia and emphysema in 2010. He died on 24 of November 2019 in Cambridge at the age of 80.[2]