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Elizabeth Jane Howard

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Overview

  • Born
    March 26, 1923 · London, England, UK
  • Died
    January 2, 2014 · Bungay, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Nickname
    • Elizabeth J. Howard

Biography

    • Elizabeth Jane Howard was born on March 26, 1923 in London, England, UK. She was a writer and actress, known for Getting It Right (1989), Dark of the Night (1984) and The Very Edge (1963). She was married to Kingsley Amis, Jim Douglas Henry and Peter Scott. She died on January 2, 2014 in Bungay, Suffolk, England, UK.

Family

  • Spouses
      Kingsley Amis(1965 - 1983) (divorced)
      Jim Douglas Henry(1958 - 1963) (divorced)
      Peter Scott(1942 - 1951) (divorced, 1 child)

Trivia

  • Ex-stepmother of Martin Amis.
  • She started out as a stage actress, and was a broadcaster for the BBC during WWII. She took up writing in the 1950s.
  • She was awarded a CBE in 2000.
  • Her mother was a former Ballets Russes dancer, and her father was a timber merchant, who later sexually molested her.
  • As a model, she appeared in Vogue magazine.

Quotes

  • Men with nothing between the head and genitals have no moral brakes.
  • [interview with BBC Radio 4] Wars always make people pretty unfaithful, because they feel this might be their last chance.
  • [about her marriage to Kingsley Amis] I don't think it's easy to live with someone who drinks too much, but in the end I couldn't live with someone who disliked me so much as well. You can go on living with someone who doesn't love you, but what is really killing is someone who dislikes you.

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