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Gavin Lambert

British writer (1924-2005) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 80

Gavin Lambert was an English screenwriter, film critic, novelist and biographer. Described as "an incisive observer of life in Hollywood," his writing was mainly fiction and nonfiction about the film industry, particularly from a queer lens.

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Early in his career, he was an editor for the influential journals Sequence and Sight and Sound, and a critic for The Sunday Times and The Guardian.

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2005 · aged 80

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