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Person    | Male  Born 28/2/1909  Died 16/7/1995

Sir Stephen Spender

Categories: Poetry

Sir Stephen Spender

Poet. Born 47 Campden House Court, Kensington. The carries a very critical review of a 2012 edition of Spender's journals.

Died at home at 15 Loudoun Road, St John's Wood , or in Westminster, depending on source.

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Sir Stephen Spender

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Orwell, Spender & Cyril Connolly’s Horizon Magazine

George Orwell, 1903 - 1950, Sir Stephen Spender, 1919 - 1995, wrote for Cyril...

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