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About Sir Kingsley Amis, CBE
Sir Kingsley William Amis, CBE (16 April 1922 – 22 October 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, various short stories, radio and television scripts, along with works of social and literary criticism. According to his biographer, Zachary Leader, Amis was "the finest English comic novelist of the second half of the twentieth century." He was the father of English novelist Martin Amis.
In 2008, The Times ranked Kingsley Amis ninth on their list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.
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Sir Kingsley Amis, CBE's Timeline
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April 16, 1922
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102 South Side, Clapham, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
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| 1949 |
August 25, 1949
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John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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1954
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| 1995 |
October 22, 1995
Age 73
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St. Pancras Hospital, Camden, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
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Golders Green Crematorium, 62 Hoop Lane, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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