Angus Wilson
Sir Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson, CBE (11 August 1913 – 31 May 1991) was an English novelist and short story writer. He was one of England's first openly gay authors. He was awarded the 1958 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot and later received a knighthood for his services to literature.
Sir Angus Wilson | |
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| Born | Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson 11 August 1913 Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England |
| Died | 31 May 1991 (aged 77) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
| Resting place | West Suffolk Crematorium, Risby, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
| Period | 1949–1986 |
| Notable works | Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1956) The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot (1958) |
| Notable awards | James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1958) CBE (1968) Knight Bachelor (1980) |
| Partner | Tony Garrett |
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