PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

"The Royal Society of Literature was founded by King George IV in 1820, to reward literary merit and excite literary talent. Today, our 450 Fellows including eminent poets, playwrights, novelists, biographers, historians and critics."

Official Website:
http://www.rslit.org/

Location:
London, England

Founding Date:
2-Nov-1820

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dannie Abse	Poet	22-Sep-1923	28-Sep-2014	Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve
Sybille Bedford	Novelist	16-Mar-1911	17-Feb-2006	A Favourite of the Gods
Elizabeth Berridge	Novelist	3-Dec-1919	2-Dec-2009	Across the Common
Melvyn Bragg	TV Personality	6-Oct-1939		The South Bank Show
Van Wyck Brooks	Critic	16-Feb-1886	2-May-1963	Finders & Makers
Philip Callow	Novelist	26-Oct-1924	22-Sep-2007	A Pledge for the Earth
Linda Colley	Historian	13-Sep-1949		Britons: Forging the Nation
Wendy Cope	Poet	21-Jul-1945		If I Don't Know
Paul Davies	Physicist	22-Apr-1946		The Mind of God
Alain de Botton	Author	20-Dec-1969		The Architecture of Happiness
Anita Desai	Novelist	24-Jun-1937		Cry, the Peacock
Carol Ann Duffy	Poet	23-Dec-1955		Mean Time
Richard J. Evans	Historian	29-Sep-1947		The Third Reich
Brian Friel	Playwright	9-Jan-1929	2-Oct-2015	Dancing at Lughnasa
Marius Goring	Actor	23-May-1912	30-Sep-1998	The Red Shoes
Max Hastings	Journalist	28-Dec-1945		Editor of the Daily Telegraph, 1986-95
Eric Hobsbawm	Historian	9-Jun-1917	1-Oct-2012	The Age of Revolution
Richard Hughes	Author	19-Apr-1900	28-Aug-1976	A High Wind in Jamaica
Elizabeth Jennings	Poet	18-Jul-1926	26-Oct-2001	Song for a Birth or a Death
John Keegan	Historian	15-May-1934	2-Aug-2012	The Face of Battle
Penelope Lively	Novelist	17-Mar-1933		Moon Tiger
David Lodge	Novelist	28-Jan-1935		How Far Can You Go?
Elizabeth Longford	Historian	30-Aug-1906	23-Oct-2002	Victoria R. I.
Ian McEwan	Novelist	21-Jun-1948		Amsterdam
Diane Middlebrook	Author	16-Apr-1939	15-Dec-2007	Biographer of Anne Sexton
Caryl Phillips	Novelist	13-Mar-1958		Crossing the River
Andrew Roberts	Historian	13-Jan-1963		Eminent Churchillians
Ali Smith	Author	24-Aug-1962		There But For The
Graham Swift	Novelist	4-May-1949		Last Orders
Paul Theroux	Novelist	10-Apr-1941		The Mosquito Coast
Kenneth Tynan	Critic	2-Apr-1927	26-Jul-1980	British theatre critic
Barry Unsworth	Novelist	10-Aug-1930	5-Jun-2012	Sacred Hunger
Angus Wilson	Novelist	11-Aug-1913	31-May-1991	Hemlock and After

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