Clive James

Clive James AO CBE FRSL
James in 2008
Born	Vivian Leopold James (1939-10-07)7 October 1939 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 November 2019(2019-11-24) (aged 80) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Occupation	Author essayist poet broadcaster
Alma mater	University of Sydney Pembroke College, Cambridge
Notable works	Unreliable Memoirs Cultural Amnesia
Notable awards	Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal for Literature
Spouse	Prudence Shaw ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	2 (including Claerwen James)
Website
clivejames.com

Clive James AO CBE FRSL (born Vivian Leopold James; 7 October 1939 – 24 November 2019) was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019.^[1][2] He began his career specialising in literary criticism before becoming television critic for The Observer in 1972, where he made his name for his wry, deadpan humour.

During this period, he earned an independent reputation as a poet and satirist.^[3] He achieved mainstream success in the UK first as a writer for television, and eventually as the lead in his own programmes, including ...on Television.