P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975)
Forfatter af The Code of the Woosters
Om forfatteren
P. G. Wodehouse was born in Guildford, United Kingdom on October 15, 1881. After completing school, he spent two years as a banker at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in London and then took a job as a sports reporter and columnist for the Globe newspaper. His first novel, The Pothunters, was vis mere published in 1902. He wrote over 100 novels and short story collections during his lifetime including A Perfect Uncle, Love Among the Chickens, The Swoop, P. Smith in the City, Meet Mr. Milliner, Doctor Sally, Quick Service, The Old Reliable, Uneasy Money, A Damsel in Distress, Jill the Reckless, The Adventures of Sally, A Pelican at Blandings, The Girl in Blue, and Aunts Aren't Gentlemen. His most famous characters, Bertie Wooster and his manservant, Jeeves, appeared in books such as Much Obliged, Jeeves. He also wrote lyrics for musical comedies and worked as screenwriter in Hollywood in the 1930s. In 1939, he bought a villa in Le Touquet on the coast of France. He remained there when World War II started in 1939. The following year, the Germans appropriated the villa, confiscated property, and arrested him. He was detained in various German camps for almost one year before being released in 1941. He went to Berlin and spoke of his experience in five radio talks to be broadcast to America and England. The talks themselves were completely innocuous, but he was charged with treason in England. He was cleared, but settled permanently in the United States. He became a citizen in 1955. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1975. He died from a heart attack after a long illness on February 14, 1975 at the age of 93. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Jeeves & Wooster. The complete third series 1 eksemplar
Jeeves & Wooster. The complete fourth series 1 eksemplar
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The artistic career of Corky 1 eksemplar
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Laughing Gas/ Quick Service/ Summer Moonshine/ The Code of the Woosters/ Uncle Fred in the Springtime/ Very Good,… (1938) 1 eksemplar
The Clicking of Cuthbert AND Psmith In The City 1 eksemplar
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The Man Who Dislikes Cats 1 eksemplar
Een Model Kinderjuffrouw 1 eksemplar
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The Heart of a Goof [short story] 1 eksemplar
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Jeeves & Wooster (Series 2, Episodes 01-02) 1 eksemplar
The PSmith Stories of P. G. Wodehouse 1 eksemplar
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P. G. Wodehouse: The Complete Works 1 eksemplar
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P.G. Wodehouse In His Own Words 1 eksemplar
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Almen Viden
- Kanonisk navn
- Wodehouse, P. G.
- Juridisk navn
- Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville
- Andre navne
- Plum
- Fødselsdato
- 1881-10-15
- Dødsdag
- 1975-02-14
- Begravelsessted
- Remsenburg Presbyterian Church, Remsenburg, New York, USA
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK (birth)
USA (1955) - Fødested
- Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
- Dødssted
- Southampton, New York, USA
- Bopæl
- London, England, UK
Emsworth, Hampshire, England, UK
New York, New York, USA
Great Neck, New York, USA
Hollywood, California, USA
Le Touquet, France (vis alle 13)
Auribeau, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Loos, Lille, France
Huy, Liège, Belgium
Tost, Silesia
Berlin, Germany
Hotel Adlon, Berlin, Germany
Remsenburg, New York, USA - Uddannelse
- Dulwich College, London
- Erhverv
- journalist
novelist
humourist
lyricist - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Medallion of the International Mark Twain Society (1936)
Hon. D.Litt, Oxford University (1939)
Order of the British Empire (Knight Commander | 1975)
Madame Tussaud's (waxwork)
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