Clive James, a poet, television critic and former ITV presenter, has died after a decade-long battle with cancer. He was 80.
James passed away on Sunday at his Cambridge home, according to The Guardian. His funeral services have already taken place.
“Clive died almost 10 years after his first terminal diagnosis, and one month after he laid down his pen for the last time,” James’ agents said in a statement. “He endured his ever-multiplying illnesses with patience and good humour, knowing until the last moment that he had experienced more than his fair share of this ‘great, good world.'”
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James was born Vivian James in 1939 in Sydney, Australia. He moved to London in the 1960s for college.
The prolific writer, who had also taken up poetry by this point, became the TV critic for The Observer in...
James passed away on Sunday at his Cambridge home, according to The Guardian. His funeral services have already taken place.
“Clive died almost 10 years after his first terminal diagnosis, and one month after he laid down his pen for the last time,” James’ agents said in a statement. “He endured his ever-multiplying illnesses with patience and good humour, knowing until the last moment that he had experienced more than his fair share of this ‘great, good world.'”
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James was born Vivian James in 1939 in Sydney, Australia. He moved to London in the 1960s for college.
The prolific writer, who had also taken up poetry by this point, became the TV critic for The Observer in...
- 11/27/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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