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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Waugh’s Tailors
The Daily Telegraph has published a story about the long-established tailoring firm of Anderson and Sheppard. Prince Charles has been a customer since 1983, but the firm, best known for outerwear and suiting, has many other well-known clients: The shop … Continue reading
Posted in Chattels & Movables, Miscellaneous
Tagged Anderson and Sheppard, Daily Telegraph
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50th Anniversary Presentation of The Loved One
Two Los Angeles organizations earlier this month jointly sponsored a 50th anniversary showing of the 1965 film adaptation of Waugh’s The Loved One. This took place at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on 7 December 2015. The sponsors were the American Cinematheque … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Events, Film, The Loved One
Tagged American Cinematheque, Egyptian Theater, LA Conservancy, Robert Morse
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Waugh Elegy
A correspondent has called our attention to an earlier posting made by Patrick Kurp on a weblog called Anecdotal Evidence. This relates to a poem by L.E. Sissman, an American poet and critic, written in the 1960s on the occasion of … Continue reading
Waugh Question Features in Literary Quiz
The Guardian has published two lists of literary questions set by several authors. Among a total of 49 questions there is one about Waugh. This is posed by historian Antony Beevor who wrote, inter alia, Crete: The Battle and the Resistance: 18 In Evelyn Waugh’s … Continue reading
Posted in Sword of Honour
Tagged Antony Beevor, Craig Brown, Daily Mail, The Guardian
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Scoop with Squash Rackets
A blogger on a squash rackets weblog is posting a serial retelling of Scoop in which the mistaken identity is wrapped up in squash trivia. Here’s a link to the first installment, entitled “Desert Places (à la Evelyn Waugh).” In this case, … Continue reading
Posted in Scoop
Tagged Ian Jack, Parodies, Squash Rackets, The Telegraph (Calcutta)
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Waugh’s Murals
The Tablet carries an interesting story of how the murals in the Lady Chapel at Campion Hall, Oxford came to be painted. They were funded from the sale of Waugh’s biography, Edmund Campion, although Waugh himself had no role in choosing … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Edmund Campion
Tagged Campion Hall, Martin D'Arcy, The Tablet
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David Bowie, Waugh Fan (more)
In an earlier post, David Bowie’s appreciation of Waugh’s work was noted. An arts blogger (Dan Shepelavy) offers additional information. According to his article “Bright Young Things, Part 2: Bowie Edition,” Bowie’s album Aladdin Sane was inspired by his reading of … Continue reading
