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Lawrence Durrell

Lawrence Durrell

Actor, Writer

Born February 27, 1912 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Died November 7, 1990

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Lawrence George Durrell (27 February 1912 – 7 November 1990) was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He was the oldest brother of naturalist Gerald Durrell.

Born in India to British colonial parents, he was sent to England at the age of eleven for his education. He did not like formal education, but started writing poetry at age 15. His first book was published in 1935, when he was 23. In March 1935 he and his wife, and his mother and younger siblings, moved to the island of Corfu. Durrell spent many years thereafter living around the world.

His most famous work is The Alexandria Quartet, a tetralogy published between 1957 and 1960. The best-known novel in the series is the first, Justine. Beginning in 1974, Durrell published The Avignon Quintet, using many of the same techniques. The first of these novels, Monsieur, or the Prince of Darkness, won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1974. The middle novel, Constance, or Solitary Practices, was nominated for the 1982 Booker Prize. By the end of the century, Durrell was a bestselling author and one of the most celebrated writers in England.

Durrell supported his writing by working for many years in the Foreign Service of the British government. His sojourns in various places during and after World War II (such as his time in Alexandria, Egypt) inspired much of his work. He married four times, and had a daughter with each of his first two wives.

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Actor

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Type

Year

What The Durrells Did Next Poster

What The Durrells Did Next Documentary2019

Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man Poster

Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man Documentary2003

Stille Tage in Sommières Documentary1987

C'est à lire TV Series1984

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End Poster

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End Feature Film1980

Apostrophes Poster

Apostrophes TV Series1975

Henry Miller, poète maudit Poster

Henry Miller, poète maudit Documentary1974

The Book Programme TV Series1973

The World at War Poster

The World at War TV Series1973

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969

Pour le cinéma TV Series1968

Release TV Series1967

Bibliothèque de poche TV Series1966

Intimations TV Series1966

De Soleil et d'Azur TV Series1965

Le Sel de la semaine Poster

Le Sel de la semaine TV Series1965

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1955

Writer

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Type

Year

The Ruins of Athens Poster

The Ruins of Athens Short Film2020

Justine Feature Film1969

Skyytian välikohtaus TV Movie1968

Stiff Upper Lip TV Movie1967

Judith Feature Film1966

Actis TV Movie1964

Alcoa Premiere Poster

Alcoa Premiere TV Series1961

Comedy Playhouse Poster

Comedy Playhouse TV Series1961

Kraft Mystery Theater Poster

Kraft Mystery Theater TV Series1961

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