Writer, literary journalist, and man of letters, best known for his The English Novel (1954). His best novel was All In a Lifetime (1959). His well-regarded memoir entitled As I Walked Down New Grub Street (1982) contains literary reminiscences of the leading writers of the day. Allen was a member of the Birmingham Group, a group of authors writing from the 1930s to the 1950s who lived and occasionally got together in and around Birmingham.
For an assessment of his career and accomplishments, see the obituary by Christopher Hawtree at:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-walter-allen-1609644.html
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Born Birmingham 23 February 1911; Assistant Literary Editor, New Statesman 1959-60, Literary Editor 1960-61; Visiting Professor of English, Vassar College, New York 1963-64, University of Kansas 1967, University of Washington 1967; Professor of English, New University of Ulster 1967-73; Berg Professor of English, New York University 1970-71; Visiting Professor of English, Dalhousie University 1973-74; C.P. Miles Professor of English, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1974-75; married 1944 Peggy Joy (two sons, two daughters); died London 28 February 1995.
(This summary follows Christopher Hawtree's article in The Independent, Mar. 2, 1995, retrieved online Jan. 29, 2018.)
For an assessment of his career and accomplishments, see the obituary by Christopher Hawtree at:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-walter-allen-1609644.html
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Born Birmingham 23 February 1911; Assistant Literary Editor, New Statesman 1959-60, Literary Editor 1960-61; Visiting Professor of English, Vassar College, New York 1963-64, University of Kansas 1967, University of Washington 1967; Professor of English, New University of Ulster 1967-73; Berg Professor of English, New York University 1970-71; Visiting Professor of English, Dalhousie University 1973-74; C.P. Miles Professor of English, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1974-75; married 1944 Peggy Joy (two sons, two daughters); died London 28 February 1995.
(This summary follows Christopher Hawtree's article in The Independent, Mar. 2, 1995, retrieved online Jan. 29, 2018.)
Writer, literary journalist, and man of letters, best known for his The English Novel (1954). His best novel was All In a Lifetime (1959). His well-regarded memoir entitled As I Walked Down New Grub Street (1982) contains literary reminiscences of the leading writers of the day. Allen was a member of the Birmingham Group, a group of authors writing from the 1930s to the 1950s who lived and occasionally got together in and around Birmingham.
For an assessment of his career and accomplishments, see the obituary by Christopher Hawtree at:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-walter-allen-1609644.html
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Born Birmingham 23 February 1911; Assistant Literary Editor, New Statesman 1959-60, Literary Editor 1960-61; Visiting Professor of English, Vassar College, New York 1963-64, University of Kansas 1967, University of Washington 1967; Professor of English, New University of Ulster 1967-73; Berg Professor of English, New York University 1970-71; Visiting Professor of English, Dalhousie University 1973-74; C.P. Miles Professor of English, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1974-75; married 1944 Peggy Joy (two sons, two daughters); died London 28 February 1995.
(This summary follows Christopher Hawtree's article in The Independent, Mar. 2, 1995, retrieved online Jan. 29, 2018.)
For an assessment of his career and accomplishments, see the obituary by Christopher Hawtree at:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-walter-allen-1609644.html
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Born Birmingham 23 February 1911; Assistant Literary Editor, New Statesman 1959-60, Literary Editor 1960-61; Visiting Professor of English, Vassar College, New York 1963-64, University of Kansas 1967, University of Washington 1967; Professor of English, New University of Ulster 1967-73; Berg Professor of English, New York University 1970-71; Visiting Professor of English, Dalhousie University 1973-74; C.P. Miles Professor of English, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1974-75; married 1944 Peggy Joy (two sons, two daughters); died London 28 February 1995.
(This summary follows Christopher Hawtree's article in The Independent, Mar. 2, 1995, retrieved online Jan. 29, 2018.)
