Biography for
Anthony Burgess (I)

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Date of Birth

25 February 1917, Manchester, England, UK

Date of Death

25 November 1993, London, England, UK (lung cancer)

Birth Name

John Anthony Burgess Wilson

Spouse

Liliana Macellari	(1968 - 25 November 1993) (his death) 1 child
Llewela Isherwood Jones	(1942 - 20 March 1968) (her death)

Trivia

Wrote the English subtitles for the French-language version of Cyrano de Bergerac (1990).

Alias Joseph Kell

In his novel "A Clockwork Orange", he coined the term "ultra-violence". The term now appears in some dictionaries.

The attack of the writer's wife, in "Clockwork Orange", was based on an attack on his own wife by American GIs in London, whilst Burgess was stationed on Gibraltar.

After doctors found a cancerous tumor in his brain, he wrote "A Clockwork Orange" in a hurry, hoping that the money made from the book would support his wife after he died. He later found out that he did not have cancer.

Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975

Personal Quotes

"Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore and you sleep alone."

Salary

Vinyl (1965)

$3,000

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