Stephen Harold Spender (1909 - 1995)

Born 28 Feb 1909 in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Natasha (Litvin) Spender — married 1941 in St Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom

Died 16 Jul 1995 at age 86 in Saint Johns Wood, London, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Stephen was born in 1909. He was an English poet and critic. He founded, along with Cyril Connolly, the magazine Horizon, of which he was co-editor. Spender was also co-editor of Encounter. His Journals and Collected Poems were both published in 1985. He was knighted in 1983.

Sir Stephen passed away in 1995.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7537182/stephen-harold-spender: accessed 23 April 2023), memorial page for Stephen Harold Spender (28 Feb 1909–16 Jul 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7537182, citing St. Mary's Paddington Green Churchyard, Paddington, City of Westminster, Greater London, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Spender

• Beth Britten's biography of her brother Benjamin Britten the composer, entitled 'My Brother Benjamin', published by The Kensal Press in 1986 (ISBN 0-946041-40-7), includes extensive family trees. Hundreds of friends, professional connections and people in the 'music world' are also mentioned in the text.'My Brother Benjamin' by his sister Beth Britten

• 'Virginia Woolf' a biography by her nephew Quentin Bell, published by The Hogarth Press, Pimlico, London in 1996. ISBN 0 7126 7450 0, includes extensive family trees. Hundreds of friends, professional connections and people in the 'Bloomsbury set' are also mentioned in the text.'Virginia Woolf' a biography by her nephew Quentin Bell