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Henry Graham Greene, OM, CH (2 October 1904 - 3 April 1991) was a British writer.
Greene was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. His family was wealthy and had owned slave plantations in Montserrat and St. Kitts.[1] He graduated with a second-class degree from Balliol College, Oxford. He was a journalist before he became a novelist.
Greene wrote novels, autobiographies, travel books, plays, screenplays, short stories and children's books. His Catholicism influenced his work.[2]
Greene had bipolar disorder.[3] He died of leukaemia in Vevey, Switzerland.
References
- ↑ "Benjamin Greene: Profile & Legacies Summary". UCL Department of History. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/25002.
- ↑ Brennan, Michael G. (2010). Graham Greene: Fictions, Faith and Authorship. A&C Black. . https://books.google.com/?id=JnSd5U6AKMEC.
- ↑ eNotes
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- 1904 births
- 1991 deaths