Rupert Hart-Davis
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Rupert Hart-Davis was a prominent British publisher, editor, and biographer known for founding the publishing house Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd and for his influential role in mid-20th-century literary culture.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rupert Hart-Davis canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biographer
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editor ⓘ human ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| child | Duff Hart-Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-08-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1999-12-08 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | obituaries in British newspapers ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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Eton College ⓘ |
| employer |
Jonathan Cape
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Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hart-Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | Rupert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British publishing industry ⓘ |
| name | Rupert Hart-Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
correspondence with George Lyttelton
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editing the letters of Oscar Wilde ⓘ mid-20th-century British literary publishing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Beggar in Purple
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A Publisher Speaking NERFINISHED ⓘ Halfway to Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Walpole NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Walpole: A Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ Laughter in the Next Room NERFINISHED ⓘ Letters of Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ The Arms of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ The Letters of Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lyttelton Hart-Davis Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lyttelton–Hart-Davis Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Power of Chance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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editor ⓘ literary critic ⓘ managing director ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kensington
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
North Yorkshire
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York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of Jonathan Cape
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managing director of Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd ⓘ |
| relative | Adam Hart-Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cicely Margaret Spencer
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June Hart-Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Ashcroft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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