1904 - 1994
Harold Acton Italian Writer
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Italian Writer Harold Acton was born Harold Mario Mitchell Acton on 5th July, 1904 in Villa La Pietra, Galluzzo, near Florence, Italy and passed away on 27th Feb 1994 Villa La Pietra, Galluzzo, near Florence, Italy aged 89. He is most remembered for The Last of the Medici (1930, 1932), Modern Chinese Poetry (with S.-H. Ch'en, 1936), Peonies and Ponies (1941, 1983), Memoirs of an Aesthete (1948), The [Last] Bourbons of Naples (1956, 1961), Ferdinando Galiani (1960), Florence (with M. Huerlimann, 1960). His zodiac sign is Cancer.
Harold Acton is a member of the following lists: Commanders of the Order of the British Empire, Knights Bachelor and English Roman Catholics.
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| First Name |
Harold
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| Last Name |
Acton
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| Full Name at Birth |
Harold Mario Mitchell Acton
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| Birthday |
5th July, 1904
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| Birthplace |
Villa La Pietra, Galluzzo, near Florence, Italy
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| Died |
27th February, 1994
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| Place of Death |
Villa La Pietra, Galluzzo, near Florence, Italy
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Sexuality |
Gay
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| Nationality |
Italian
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| Occupation Text |
Writer, scholar, raconteur and aesthete
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| Occupation |
Writer
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| Claim to Fame |
The Last of the Medici (1930, 1932), Modern Chinese Poetry (with S.-H. Ch'en, 1936), Peonies and Ponies (1941, 1983), Memoirs of an Aesthete (1948), The [Last] Bourbons of Naples (1956, 1961), Ferdinando Galiani (1960), Florence (with M. Huerlimann, 1960)
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Sir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton, CBE (5 July 1904 – 27 February 1994) was a British writer, scholar, and aesthete who was a prominent member of the Bright Young Things. He wrote fiction, biography, and autobiography. During his stay in China, he studied Chinese language, traditional drama, and poetry, some of which he translated.
