Kingsley Amis was born on April 16, 1922 in London, England as Kingley Amis. He was a writer and actor, known for Only Two Can Play (1962), Take a Girl Like You (1970) and Lucky Jim (1957). He was married to Elizabeth Jane Howard and Hilary Ann Bardwell. He died on October 22, 1995 in London.
University of Oxford, City of London School, St John's College, Oxford
Nationality
British
Spouse
Elizabeth Jane Howard (m. 1965–1983), Hilary Bardwell (m. 1948–1965)
Children
Martin Amis, Sally Amis, Philip Amis
Parents
Rosa Annie Lucas, William Robert Amis
Awards
Booker Prize, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Movies
Take a Girl Like You, Tell Me Lies, Only Two Can Play, Lucky Jim
TV Shows
Further Adventures Of Lucky Jim (1982), Further Adventures Of Lucky Jim (1967)
Star Sign
Aries
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Quote
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One of the great benefits of organized religion is that you can be forgiven your sins, which must be a wonderful thing. I mean, I carry my sins around with me, there's nobody there to forgive them.
2
Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence.
3
It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start their life as children.
4
If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.
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Fact
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British novelist and poet, who graduated with an MA from Oxford. He lectured in English at Swansea (1949-61). Amis was regarded as the quintessential 'angry young man' for his fashionable 1954 novel "Lucky Jim". He later dabbled in science fiction and was noted for his imaginative 1966 work "The Anti-Death League".
Politically a Tory who stood in opposition to the intellectual Left, he was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1981 and was knighted in 1990.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lucky Jim
2003
TV Movie novel
Take a Girl Like You
2000
TV Series novel - 3 episodes
The Old Devils
1992
TV Mini-Series novel - 3 episodes
Stanley and the Women
1991
TV Mini-Series novel - 4 episodes
The Green Man
1990
TV Mini-Series novel - 3 episodes
Ending Up
1989
TV Movie novel
That Uncertain Feeling
1985
TV Mini-Series novel
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
1982
TV Series creator - 7 episodes
Against the Crowd
1975
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974
TV Movie
Haunted: The Ferryman
1974
TV Movie novel
Egyptologové
1974
TV Movie novel "The Egyptologists"
Comedy Playhouse
1971
TV Series script - 1 episode
Stastný Jim
1969
TV Movie novel "Lucky Jim"
Take a Girl Like You
1969
novel
ITV Play of the Week
TV Series original novel - 1 episode, 1967 script - 1 episode, 1964
$12 Million
