Clive James: Australian Writer, Critic and Broadcaster Dies at 80

Clive James was an Australian-born writer and broadcaster. Born on October 7, 1939, in Kogarah, New South Wales, he moved to England in 1961 and studied at Cambridge.

He was the television critic for The Observer from 1972 to 1982 and wrote the memoir Unreliable Memoirs (1980). His other works include the essay collection Cultural Amnesia and a verse translation of Dante's Divine Comedy.

He had leukemia and other illnesses in his last years and continued to write poetry. James died at his home in Cambridge on November 24, 2019, at age 80.

Achievements: Officer of the Order of Australia, CBE.

Birth: October 7, 1939 - Kogarah, Australia.

Profession: Writer and broadcaster.

Interesting Facts: He translated Dante's Divine Comedy.