Author. Born Henry Graham Greene at St John's, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. After his marriage, he converted to Roman Catholicism, which became a theme in a number of his novels.
When his house was bombed in 1940 he took to the Reform Club where it is likely he first mixed with British spies. During WW2 he worked for the British Secret Intelligence Service and continued to do so in peacetime. Kim Philby was his chief in section V, MI6's counterespionage arm.
His works include: 'Brighton Rock', 'Our Man in Havana' and 'The Third Man'. Died in the Hôpital de la Providence, Vevey, Switzerland.
Sources include: Guardian book review by Pratinav Anil, of 'The Writer and the Traitor' by Robert Verkaik.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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