West, Anthony

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Name
West, Anthony Gender: M
West, Anthony Panther
born on 5 August 1914 at 00:05 (= 12:05 AM )
Place Hunstanton, England, 52n57, 0e30
Timezone GMT h0w (is standard time)
Data source
Bio/autobiography
Rodden Rating B
Collector: Rodden
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_leocol.18.gif 11°44' s_mo.18.gif s_capcol.18.gif 29°15 Asc.s_gemcol.18.gif 19°40'



Biography

British noted family, the illegitimate son of a hot and heavy love affair between H.G. Wells and Dame Rebecca West. "Panther" was a nickname his parents used with each other; they were together for ten years before separating.

He worked as a dairy farmer and cattle breeder while writing for magazines. From 1943-1945, he was with the BBC. Becoming established as a critic and novelist, West wrote a biography of D.H. Lawrence in 1948 and, in 1984, a biography of his father, H.G. Wells, entitled "H.G. Wells: Aspects Of A Life." He also wrote essays and criticism for "The New Yorker" magazine for more than 20 years and was a critic for "The New Statesman" in London. In 1985 he published a novel entitled "Heritage."

He was married and had two sons and two daughters.

West died on 12/27/1987, Stonington, CT

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

  • child->parent relationship with West, Rebecca (born 21 December 1892)

Events

Source Notes

Mary Frances Wood quotes the autobiography "H.G. Wells, Aspects of a Life," p.3.

Categories

  • Family : Childhood : Family noted (Mom, dad)
  • Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One)
  • Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Four)
  • Lifestyle : Financial : Invest/ Property
  • Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate (Moved to U.S.)
  • Personal : Birth : Illegitimate birth
  • Vocation : Writers : Biographer
  • Vocation : Writers : Critic (The New Yorker, The New Statesman)
  • Vocation : Misc. : Animal Breeder/Trainer (Dairy farmer, cattle breeder)