Anthony Dymoke Powell (December 21, 1905 - March 28, 2000) is a writer most remembered for his ''A Dance to the Music of Time'' duodecalogy published between 1951 and 1975. Born in Westminster, England, he studied at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. Among his contemporaries were Evelyn Waugh, Henry Green, Graham Greene, and George Orwell. He moved to Hollywood, California in 1936, a few years after publishing his first novel, to join Warner Brothers motion-picture studios on a six month contract as scriptwriter. There, he became acquainted with F Scott Fitzgerald who was also writing for film at the time. A year later, he returned to England where he became a regular contributor to ''The Spectator'' and the ''Daily Telegraph'' newspaper while devoting as much time as possible to writing novels until the outbreak of World War II when he served in the Intelligence Corps as a Liaison Officer with the Allied Forces. During this time, he wrote an acclaimed biography of John Aubrey. At the end of the War, he returned to writing, reviewing for the Times Literary Supplement, and in 1953 was appointed Literary Editor of ''Punch magazine''.From 1958 to 1990, he was a regular reviewer for the Daily Telegraph, resigning after he was criticized by Auberon Waugh. Through his writings, Anthony Powell would go on to international fame and in 1973 he declined an offer of knighthood from Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. He was made Companion of Honour in 1988. His journals were published between 1995 and 1997. Anthony Powell died at his home near Frome, Somerset. Partial bibliography: *''The Barnard Letters'' - (1928 in literature) *''Afternoon Men'' - (1931 in literature) *''John Aubrey and His Friends'' - (1948 in literature) *''Venusberg'' - (1961 in literature) *''Infants of the Spring'' - (1976 in literature) *''The Fisher King (movie)'' - (1986 in literature) A Dance to the Music of Time, the twelve-volume series of novels published between 1951 and 1975 consists of: *''A Question of Upbringing'' - (1951 in literature) *''A Buyer's Market'' - (1952 in literature), *''The Acceptance World'' - (1955 in literature) *''At Lady Molly's'' - (1957 in literature) *''Casanova's Chinese Restaurant'' - (1960 in literature) *''The Kindly Ones'' - (1962 in literature) *''The Valley of Bones'' - (1964 in literature) *''The Soldier's Art'' - (1966 in literature) *''The Military Philosophers'' - (1968 in literature) *''Books Do Furnish a Room'' - (1971 in literature) *''Temporary Kings'' - (1973 in literature) *''Hearing Secret Harmonies'' - (1975 in literature) More information is available at the [http://www.anthonypowell.org.uk Anthony Powell Society] webpage 1905 births 2000 deaths English novelists
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Anthony Dymoke Powell (December 21, 1905 - March 28, 2000) is a writer most remembered for his ''A Dance to the Music of Time'' duodecalogy published between 1951 and 1975. Born in Westminster, England, he studied at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. Among his contemporaries were Evelyn Waugh, Henry Green, Graham Greene, and George Orwell. He moved to Hollywood, California in 1936, a few years after publishing his first novel, to join Warner Brothers motion-picture studios on a six month contract as scriptwriter. There, he became acquainted with F Scott Fitzgerald who was also writing for film at the time. A year later, he returned to England where he became a regular contributor to ''The Spectator'' and the ''Daily Telegraph'' newspaper while devoting as much time as possible to writing novels until the outbreak of World War II when he served in the Intelligence Corps as a Liaison Officer with the Allied Forces. During this time, he wrote an acclaimed biography of John Aubrey. At the end of the War, he returned to writing, reviewing for the Times Literary Supplement, and in 1953 was appointed Literary Editor of ''Punch magazine''.From 1958 to 1990, he was a regular reviewer for the Daily Telegraph, resigning after he was criticized by Auberon Waugh. Through his writings, Anthony Powell would go on to international fame and in 1973 he declined an offer of knighthood from Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. He was made Companion of Honour in 1988. His journals were published between 1995 and 1997. Anthony Powell died at his home near Frome, Somerset. Partial bibliography: *''The Barnard Letters'' - (1928 in literature) *''Afternoon Men'' - (1931 in literature) *''John Aubrey and His Friends'' - (1948 in literature) *''Venusberg'' - (1961 in literature) *''Infants of the Spring'' - (1976 in literature) *''The Fisher King (movie)'' - (1986 in literature) A Dance to the Music of Time, the twelve-volume series of novels published between 1951 and 1975 consists of: *''A Question of Upbringing'' - (1951 in literature) *''A Buyer's Market'' - (1952 in literature), *''The Acceptance World'' - (1955 in literature) *''At Lady Molly's'' - (1957 in literature) *''Casanova's Chinese Restaurant'' - (1960 in literature) *''The Kindly Ones'' - (1962 in literature) *''The Valley of Bones'' - (1964 in literature) *''The Soldier's Art'' - (1966 in literature) *''The Military Philosophers'' - (1968 in literature) *''Books Do Furnish a Room'' - (1971 in literature) *''Temporary Kings'' - (1973 in literature) *''Hearing Secret Harmonies'' - (1975 in literature) More information is available at the [http://www.anthonypowell.org.uk Anthony Powell Society] webpage 1905 births 2000 deaths English novelists
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