1922 - 1985
Philip Larkin British Novelist
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| First Name |
Philip
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| Last Name |
Larkin
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| Birthday |
9th August, 1922
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| Birthplace |
Coventry, Warwickshire (now in West Midlands), England
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| Died |
2nd December, 1985
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| Place of Death |
Hull, Humberside, England
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| Buried |
Cottingham municipal cemetery 53°47′00.98″N 0°25′50.19″W / 53.7836056°N 0.4306083°W / 53.7836056; -0.4306083 (Cottingham cemetery location of Philip Larkin's grave)Coordinates: 53°47′00.98″N 0°25′50.19″W / 53.7836056°N 0.4306083°W / 53.7836056; -0.4306083 (Cottingham cemetery location of Philip Larkin's grave)
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Poet, librarian, novelist, jazz critic
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| Occupation |
Novelist
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Philip Arthur Larkin CH CBE FRSL (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in 1945, followed by two novels, Jill (1946) and A Girl in Winter (1947), and he came to prominence in 1955 with the publication of his second collection of poems, The Less Deceived, followed by The Whitsun Weddings (1964) and High Windows (1974). He contributed to The Daily Telegraph as its jazz critic from 1961 to 1971, articles gathered in All What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961–71 (1985), and he edited The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse (1973). His many honours include the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He was offered, but declined, the position of Poet Laureate in 1984, following the death of Sir John Betjeman.
