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Christopher Isherwood

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Christopher Isherwood

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Also known as Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood

English-American novelist (1904-1986)

Person · Open Library

Born
1904-08-26
Died
1986-01-04
Works
234

Top works

  • Christopher Isherwood
  • A single man
  • The Nowaks
  • Vedanta for the Western world
  • Threepenny novel

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Film & TV

Wyberslegh Hall, High Lane, Cheshire, North West England

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood (26 August 1904 – 4 January 1986) was an English-American novelist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Isherwood, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known for

  • E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker — Self (archive footage)1992
  • Rich and Famous — Malibu Party Guest1981
  • Over There on a Visit — Self1976
  • Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture — Self - Interviewee1976
  • E.M. Forster 1879-19701970
  • Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner — Himself - Interviewee1969
  • The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
  • A Stravinsky Portrait — Self1967
  • Omnibus — Self1967

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Key facts

Born
Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood , ( 1904-08-26 ) 26 August 1904, High Lane , Cheshire , England
Died
4 January 1986 (1986-01-04) (aged 81), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
Occupation
Novelist
Citizenship
United Kingdom (1904–1946) , United States (1946–1986)
Alma mater
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge , King's College London
Genre
Modernism, realism
Notable works
The Berlin Stories Mr Norris Changes Trains (1935) Goodbye to Berlin (1939) A Single Man Christopher and His Kind
Partner
Heinz Neddermeyer (1932–1937) , Don Bachardy (1953–1986)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Christopher
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Cheshire
Place of death
Santa Monica
Occupation
autobiographer
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Hinduism
Notable work
A Single Man
Image
Christopher Isherwood 5 Allan Warren.jpg
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Commons category
Christopher Isherwood
date of birth
1904-08-26
date of death
1986-01-04
cause of death
prostate cancer
manner of death
natural causes
unmarried partner
Don Bachardy
writing language
English language
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Christopher Isherwood, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Christopher Isherwood (born Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood; 26 August 1904 – 4 January 1986) was an English and American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer, and diarist. His best-known works include Goodbye to Berlin (1939), a semi-autobiographical novel which was the basis for Cabaret (1966); A Single Man (1964), adapted into a film directed by Tom Ford in 2009; and Christopher and His Kind (1976), a memoir which "carried him into the heart of the Gay Liberation movement".

Biography

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