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Category Archives: Obituaries
David Lodge (1935-2025) R.I.P.
The Society regrets to announce that its Honorary President, David Lodge, died earlier this week on 1 January 2025 at the age of 89. He was a few weeks away from his 90th birthday. There are several obituaries in today’s … Continue reading
Instead of an obituary: James Waugh in the writings of his family.
As noted in a previous post, the Daily Telegraph dated 24 September 2022 announced the death on 12 September 2022 of James Waugh, age 76. This appears to be the second son of Evelyn Waugh. No other obituaries have been … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Letters, Obituaries, Waugh Family
Tagged James Waugh
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More Sad News: James Waugh 1946-2022
–In the course of reviewing some of the notices regarding the recent death of Alexander Waugh, additional sad news is reported. This involves the apparent death of Alexander’s uncle, James Waugh, on 12 September 2022. This was reported in the … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Alexander Waugh, Obituaries, Waugh Family
Tagged Daily Telegraph, James Waugh, New York Times
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Alexander Waugh (More)
Additional obituaries and other notices have been posted memorializing the death of Alexander Waugh. The one by Mark McGinness posted by the Australian literary journal Quadrant is of particular note. Here’s the opening paragraph: The death of Alexander Waugh at … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Newspapers, Obituaries
Tagged Quadrant, The Daily Skeptic, The Oldie
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Alexander Waugh: Times Newspaper Obituary
The Times newspaper has also posted a thoughtful obituary of Alexander Waugh: “Alexander Waugh had few illusions about the antecedents of his vast literary clan. In his irreverent family memoir, Fathers and Sons (2004), the son of Auberon Waugh and grandson … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Newspapers, Obituaries
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Alexander Waugh 1963-2024 R.I.P.
We have received the sad news of the death of Alexander Waugh earlier this week. He has been a supporter and officer of the Society since its inception and we will truly miss him. Here is a copy of his … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Newspapers, Obituaries
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End of January Roundup
–The BBC has reported an exhibit that may be of interest: Much-loved teddy bears with their own unique stories have gone on public display. The cuddly toys are part of a new exhibition at the council-owned Oxfordshire Museum, in Woodstock, … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Interviews, Newspapers, Obituaries
Tagged BBC, Cambridge Independent, Daily Telegraph, Jane Asher, New York Times
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Memorial Day/Spring Bank Holiday Roundup
—The Spectator has posted a memorial tribute to its recently deceased columnist Jeremy Clarke. This is by David Goodhart who writes that he gave Clarke his start as a journalist. Clarke’s longest and best known gig was the Low-Life column … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Obituaries, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, Waugh Family
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Jeremy Clarke, Martin Amis, The Daily Sceptic, The Lamp, The Spectator, The Times, Washington Post
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Martin Amis R. I. P. (1949-2023)
Novelist and critic Martin Amis has died at the age of 73. Dwight Garner, a book critic of the New York Times, opens that paper’s obituary with this: Martin Amis, whose caustic, erudite and bleakly comic novels redefined British fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Obituaries
Tagged Martin Amis, New York Times, The Herald (Glasgow), The Times newspaper, UnHerd.com
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