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Kingsley Amis(1922-1995)

  • Writer
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Kingsley Amis
Kingsley Amis was born on 16 April 1922 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1982), The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1967) and Take a Girl Like You (1970). He was married to Elizabeth Jane Howard and Hilary Ann Bardwell. He died on 22 October 1995 in London, England, UK.
BornApril 16, 1922
DiedOctober 22, 1995(73)
BornApril 16, 1922
DiedOctober 22, 1995(73)
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Known for

Enn Reitel in The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1982)
The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Keith Barron and John Junkin in The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1967)
The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Take a Girl Like You (1970)
Take a Girl Like You
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1970
Only Two Can Play (1962)
Only Two Can Play
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1962

Credits

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Writer

  • Stephen Tompkinson in Lucky Jim (2003)
    Lucky Jim
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2003
  • Take a Girl Like You (2000)
    Take a Girl Like You
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 2000
  • The Old Devils (1992)
    The Old Devils
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1992
  • Penny Downie, Sheila Gish, Geraldine James, John Thaw, and Sian Thomas in Stanley and the Women (1991)
    Stanley and the Women
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1991
  • The Green Man (1990)
    The Green Man
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1990
  • Ending Up (1990)
    Ending Up
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1990
  • Sheila Gish and Denis Lawson in That Uncertain Feeling (1986)
    That Uncertain Feeling
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1986
  • Enn Reitel in The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1982)
    The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim
    7.2
    TV Series
    • based on the character created by
    • creator
    • 1982
  • Against the Crowd (1975)
    Against the Crowd
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1975
  • Jiří Adamíra and Irena Kacírková in Egyptologové (1974)
    Egyptologové
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • novel "The Egyptologists"
    • 1974
  • Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery (1974)
    Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Haunted (1974)
    Haunted
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1974
  • Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
    Softly Softly: Task Force
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1974
  • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
    Comedy Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1971
  • Take a Girl Like You (1970)
    Take a Girl Like You
    5.5
    • novel
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sir Kingsley Amis
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • April 16, 1922
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 22, 1995
    • London, England, UK(complications from a fall)
  • Spouses
      Elizabeth Jane Howard1965 - 1983 (divorced)
  • Children
    • Martin Amis
  • Other works
    Novel: "T'he Anti-Death League".
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of writer Martin Amis.
  • Quotes
    If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.

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