Poet, writer, playwright. Born Dublin. Irish republican and, aged 16 - 23, volunteer in the IRA. He once described himself as a "a drinker with a writing problem". Collapsed in a Dublin bar and died in hospital.
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Brendan Behan
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Spirit of Soho Mural
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Sir Leslie Stephen
Scholar, writer and mountaineer. Born in Kensington Gore, (now 42 Hyde Park Gate). Father of Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf. He became an Anglican clergyman but later renounced his religious belie...
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Nancy Mitford
Born 1 Graham Street (now Terrace) SW1 into the British aristocracy, the eldest of 7 siblings - see Diana for the list. Popularised U and non-U linguistic usage. Novels include: The Pursuit of Love...
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Giles Lytton Strachey
Critic and biographer known professionally as Lytton Strachey. Â At Cambridge he joined The Apostles. Â Was a prominent conscientious objector in WW1. His Wikipedia page gives a comprehensive overvi...
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Sir Alan Herbert
Author and politician. Born Alan Patrick Herbert at Ashtead Lodge, Ashtead, Leatherhead. He was called to the bar, but never practised. Joined Punch magazine as a writer in 1924 and went on to writ...
Person, Literature, Music / songs, Politics & Administration
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