Known for movies

Short Info

DiedOctober 22, 1995, London, United Kingdom
SpouseElizabeth Jane Howard, Hilary Bardwell
FactFather of writer Martin Amis.


Kingsley Amis was born on April 16, 1922, in London, England. His father, William Robert Amis, was a clerk in the British civil service, and his mother, Rosa Annie (née Lucas), was a housewife. He has one older brother, Philip. Amis was educated at the City of London School and at St. John’s College, Oxford.

After graduation, Amis worked for the British Foreign Office in the Information Department during World War II. He then taught at the University of Wales, Swansea, from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, he returned to Oxford as a lecturer in English at St. John’s College.

Amis’s first novel, Lucky Jim (1954), was an instant success and established him as a leading voice of the “Angry Young Men,” a group of young writers who were critical of British society and culture. His other novels include That Uncertain Feeling (1955), Take a Girl Like You (1960), I Like It Here (1962), One Fat Englishman (1963), The Green Man (1969), The Riverside Villas Murder (1973), Jake’s Thing (1978), Stanley and the Women (1984), and The Old Devils (1986).

Amis was married twice and had three children. His first marriage, to Hilary Anne Bardwell, ended in divorce in 1965. His second marriage, to Elizabeth Jane Howard, lasted from 1965 until her death in 2000. He died on October 22, 1995, at his home in London.

Kingsley Amis was a prolific and acclaimed English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. He is best known for his first novel, Lucky Jim (1954), which is considered a classic of the genre. Amis also wrote several other well-received novels, including That Uncertain Feeling (1955), Take a Girl Like You (1960), I Like It Here (1962), One Fat Englishman (1963), The Green Man (1969), The Riverside Villas Murder (1973), Jake’s Thing (1978), Stanley and the Women (1984), and The Old Devils (1986). In addition to his novels, Amis wrote poetry, criticism, and non-fiction. He was married twice and had three children.

General Info

Full NameKingsley Amis
DiedOctober 22, 1995, London, United Kingdom
ProfessionTeacher, Author, Soldier, Poet, Novelist, Critic, Screenwriter
EducationUniversity of Oxford, City of London School, St John's College, Oxford
NationalityBritish

Family

SpouseElizabeth Jane Howard, Hilary Bardwell
ChildrenMartin Amis, Philip Amis, Sally Amis
ParentsWilliam Robert Amis, Rosa Annie Lucas

Accomplishments

AwardsBooker Prize, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
MoviesTake a Girl Like You, Tell Me Lies, Only Two Can Play, Lucky Jim
TV ShowsFurther Adventures Of Lucky Jim (1982), Further Adventures Of Lucky Jim (1967)

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Quotes

#Quote
1One 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.
2Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence.
3It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start their life as children.
4If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.

Facts

#Fact
1British 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".
2Buried at Golders Green Crematorium (London/UK).
3Father of writer Martin Amis.
4Politically 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.

Movies

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Lucky Jim2003TV Movie novel
Take a Girl Like You2000TV Series novel - 3 episodes
The Old Devils1992TV Mini-Series novel - 3 episodes
Stanley and the Women1991TV Mini-Series novel - 4 episodes
The Green Man1990TV Mini-Series novel - 3 episodes
Ending Up1989TV Movie novel
That Uncertain Feeling1985TV Mini-Series novel
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim1982TV Series creator - 7 episodes
Against the Crowd1975TV Series writer - 1 episode
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery1974TV Movie
Haunted: The Ferryman1974TV Movie novel
Egyptologové1974TV Movie novel "The Egyptologists"
Comedy Playhouse1971TV Series script - 1 episode
Stastný Jim1969TV Movie novel "Lucky Jim"
Take a Girl Like You1969novel
ITV Play of the WeekTV Series original novel - 1 episode, 1967 script - 1 episode, 1964
The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim1967TV Series creator
Only Two Can Play1962novel "That Uncertain Feeling"
Lucky Jim1957novel

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Tell Me Lies1968Guest

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Time with Betjeman1983TV Series documentaryHimself
Private Lives1983TV SeriesHimself
Call My Bluff1979TV SeriesHimself
Word for Word1978TV SeriesHimself
Whodunnit?1973-1974TV SeriesHimself - Panellist / Himself / Panelist
Looks Familiar1973TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Brian Connell Interview1971TV SeriesHimself
Omnibus1970TV Series documentaryHimself
New Release1966TV SeriesHimself
Late Show London1966TV SeriesHimself
The Celebrity Game1964TV SeriesHimself
Kingsley Amis Goes Pop1962TV Mini-SeriesHimself - Host
The Western1959TV MovieHimself
Monitor1958TV Series documentaryHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Faulks on Fiction2011TV Series documentaryHimself

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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