Clive James

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Australian writer, critic, and broadcaster (1939-2019)

Australia WritersLived 1939 to 2019 · aged 80

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Clive James was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019.

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James's plaque on the Sydney Writers Walk

Awards 5

2014President's Medal

2013Officer of the Order of Australia

1992Member of the Order of Australia

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

Connected to Clive 6

Bruce BeresfordAlso in Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)

Anna FordAlso in The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)

David RappaportAlso in The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)

Ed DevereauxAlso in Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)

Barry HumphriesAlso in Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)

Eleanor BronAlso in The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)

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Clive James was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019. He began his career specialising in literary criticism before becoming television critic for The Observer in 1972, where he made his name for his wry, deadpan humour.

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Australia