Alec Waugh | |
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Born | Alexander Raban Waugh 8 July 1898 London, England |
Died | 3 September 1981 | (aged 83)
Resting place | St John-at-Hampstead |
Education | Sherborne School |
Spouses | Barbara Jacobs
(m. 1919; div. 1923)Joan Chirnside
(m. 1932; died 1969) |
Children | Andrew Alexander Waugh Veronica Waugh Peter Raban Waugh |
Parent(s) | Arthur Waugh Catherine Charlotte Raban |
Alexander Raban Waugh (8 July 1898 – 3 September 1981) was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh, uncle of Auberon Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic and publisher. His first wife was Barbara Jacobs (daughter of the writer William Wymark Jacobs), his second wife was Joan Chirnside and his third wife was Virginia Sorenson, author of the Newbery Medal-winning Miracles on Maple Hill.