Stanley Middleton
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Stanley Middleton FRSL (1 August 1919 – 25 July 2009) was a British
novelist. He was born in Bulwell
, Nottinghamshire
and educated at High Pavement School, Stanley Road, Nottingham and University College Nottingham
.
Middleton began writing at university and in 1958 published A Short Answer. He taught English
at High Pavement Grammar School
for many years, and was a highly prolific author. In 1974, his novel Holiday
won the Booker prize. Her Three Wise Men, his 44th novel, was published in 2008.
Middleton was an accomplished organist, playing regularly at St Mark's Methodist Church, Ravensworth Road in Bulwell and stepping in to cover others, often at Mansfield Road Baptist Church in Nottingham. He was also a fine water colourist and contributed his own artwork to the covers of the 1994 novel Catalysts and the feschrift, 'Stanley Middleton At Eighty'.
In 2006, a reporter for The Sunday Times
sent the first chapters of Holiday to a number of publishers and literary agents as a journalistic stunt. Almost all rejected it.
The actor Peter Bowles
was taught by Stanley Middleton when Bowles was a pupil at High Pavement. Many years later when Bowles was the subject of the popular TV programme, This Is Your Life, Stanley Middleton was a guest on the programme.
Middleton was married to Margaret Welch from 1951 until his death; their two daughters, Penny and Sarah, both born in the 1950s, survive him. He had cancer, and died in a nursing home.
United Kingdom
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novelist. He was born in Bulwell
Bulwell
Bulwell is an English market town approximately northwest of Nottingham city centre, on the northern edge of the city. The United Kingdom Census 2001 showed there were almost 30,000 people living in the Bulwell area, accounting for over 10% of the population of the city of Nottingham.-Early...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
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and educated at High Pavement School, Stanley Road, Nottingham and University College Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
.
Middleton began writing at university and in 1958 published A Short Answer. He taught English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
at High Pavement Grammar School
New College Nottingham
New College Nottingham is an amalgamation of education establishments in the City of Nottingham. The College caters for students from the age of 14 and has several campuses throughout the Nottingham conurbation, primarily in the City itself...
for many years, and was a highly prolific author. In 1974, his novel Holiday
Holiday (novel)
Holiday is a Booker Prize-winning novel by English author Stanley Middleton.- Plot :The novel revolves around Edwin Fisher, a lecturer who takes a holiday at a seaside resort...
won the Booker prize. Her Three Wise Men, his 44th novel, was published in 2008.
Middleton was an accomplished organist, playing regularly at St Mark's Methodist Church, Ravensworth Road in Bulwell and stepping in to cover others, often at Mansfield Road Baptist Church in Nottingham. He was also a fine water colourist and contributed his own artwork to the covers of the 1994 novel Catalysts and the feschrift, 'Stanley Middleton At Eighty'.
In 2006, a reporter for The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
sent the first chapters of Holiday to a number of publishers and literary agents as a journalistic stunt. Almost all rejected it.
The actor Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles
-Early life:Bowles was born in London, England, the son of Sarah Jane and Herbert Reginald Bowles. His father was a chauffeur and butler at a stately home in Warwickshire; but, upon the outbreak of World War II, he was seconded to work as an engineer at Rolls-Royce and moved the family to Nottingham...
was taught by Stanley Middleton when Bowles was a pupil at High Pavement. Many years later when Bowles was the subject of the popular TV programme, This Is Your Life, Stanley Middleton was a guest on the programme.
Middleton was married to Margaret Welch from 1951 until his death; their two daughters, Penny and Sarah, both born in the 1950s, survive him. He had cancer, and died in a nursing home.
External links
- Stanley Middleton – Daily Telegraph obituary
- Stanley Middleton – Guardian obituary