Cyril Connolly

Cyril Vernon Connolly (10 September 1903 – 26 November 1974) was a literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon (1940–49) and wrote Enemies of Promise (1938), which combined literary criticism with an autobiographical exploration of why he failed to become the successful author of fiction that he had aspired to be in his youth.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 10, 1903
Birth place
Coventry , Warwickshire
Date of deathNovember 26, 1974
Resting place
Berwick East Sussex
Education
Balliol College Oxford
Education
Eton College
St Cyprian's School
Eastbourne

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