Jump to content

David Profumo: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
KolbertBot (talk | contribs)
Bots
1,166,042 edits
m Bot: HTTP→HTTPS (v485)
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Line 4: Line 4:
Profumo was born in London, the son of former British [[Minister (government)|government minister]] [[John Profumo]] and his wife, [[actress]] [[Valerie Hobson]]. The Profumo family is of [[Italians|Italian]] origin. David Profumo would have succeeded his father as 6th [[Baron Profumo]] in the nobility of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]], if the [[nobility of Italy]] had not been legally abolished after WW2. Like his father, he does not use this title.
Profumo was born in London, the son of former British [[Minister (government)|government minister]] [[John Profumo]] and his wife, [[actress]] [[Valerie Hobson]]. The Profumo family is of [[Italians|Italian]] origin. David Profumo would have succeeded his father as 6th [[Baron Profumo]] in the nobility of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]], if the [[nobility of Italy]] had not been legally abolished after WW2. Like his father, he does not use this title.


Profumo was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]. He was Assistant Master of English at [[Eton College]] in 1978 and at the Royal School, Shrewsbury, from 1978 to 1979. He then became part-time lecturer of English at [[King's College London]], from 1981 to 1983 and Deputy Editor of ''Fiction'' Magazine from 1982 to 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://biography.jrank.org/pages/4672/Profumo-David.html|title = David Profumo Biography|publisher=Net Industries|accessdate= 10 August 2010}}</ref> He was a columnist for the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' from 1987 to 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/p/20170/David%20John%20PROFUMO.aspx |title=David Profumo, Esq |publisher=Debretts |accessdate=10 August 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731142134/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/p/20170/David%20John%20PROFUMO.aspx |archivedate=31 July 2012 |df= }}</ref>
Profumo was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]. He was Assistant Master of English at [[Eton College|Eton]] in 1978 and at [[Shrewsbury School|Shrewsbury]] from 1978 to 1979. He then became part-time lecturer of English at [[King's College London]], from 1981 to 1983 and Deputy Editor of ''Fiction'' Magazine from 1982 to 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://biography.jrank.org/pages/4672/Profumo-David.html|title = David Profumo Biography|publisher=Net Industries|accessdate= 10 August 2010}}</ref> He was a columnist for the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' from 1987 to 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/p/20170/David%20John%20PROFUMO.aspx |title=David Profumo, Esq |publisher=Debretts |accessdate=10 August 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731142134/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/p/20170/David%20John%20PROFUMO.aspx |archivedate=31 July 2012 |df= }}</ref>


Profumo was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rslit.org/content/fellows |title=Royal Society of Literature All Fellows |publisher=Royal Society of Literature |accessdate=10 August 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305070326/http://www.rslit.org/content/fellows |archivedate=5 March 2010 |df= }}</ref>
Profumo was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rslit.org/content/fellows |title=Royal Society of Literature All Fellows |publisher=Royal Society of Literature |accessdate=10 August 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305070326/http://www.rslit.org/content/fellows |archivedate=5 March 2010 |df= }}</ref>

Revision as of 13:01, 13 June 2018

David John Profumo, FRSL (born 20 October 1955), is an English novelist.

Profumo was born in London, the son of former British government minister John Profumo and his wife, actress Valerie Hobson. The Profumo family is of Italian origin. David Profumo would have succeeded his father as 6th Baron Profumo in the nobility of the Kingdom of Sardinia, if the nobility of Italy had not been legally abolished after WW2. Like his father, he does not use this title.

Profumo was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford. He was Assistant Master of English at Eton in 1978 and at Shrewsbury from 1978 to 1979. He then became part-time lecturer of English at King's College London, from 1981 to 1983 and Deputy Editor of Fiction Magazine from 1982 to 1984.[1] He was a columnist for the Daily Telegraph from 1987 to 1995.[2]

Profumo was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1995.[3]

Profumo married BBC Television producer[4] Helen Fraser, daughter of Alasdair Fraser, on 22 March 1979 at St Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone, London.[5] His son and heir is Alexander James Profumo.

Profumo's 2006 family memoir, Bringing the House Down, covered the scandal brought about by his father's affair with Christine Keeler.[6][7]

Bibliography

Books

Novels

  • Sea Music London, Secker and Warburg, 1988.
  • The Weather in Iceland London, Picador, 1993.

Non-fiction

  • In Praise of Trout. London, Viking, 1989.
  • The Magic Wheel: An Anthology of Fishing Literature . Editor, with Graham Swift, London, Picador, 1985
  • Bringing the House Down: A Family Memoir, 2006

Short fiction

Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
The blind man eats many flies ? ? Profumo, David (1985). "The blind man eats many flies". In Julian Evans (ed.) (ed.). Foreign exchange. London: Sphere. {{cite book}}: |editor= has generic name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

Essays and reporting

  • Profumo, David (Sep 10, 2014). "The little drummer bird". Country Life. 208 (37): 126–127. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)

References

  1. ^ "David Profumo Biography". Net Industries. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  2. ^ "David Profumo, Esq". Debretts. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Royal Society of Literature All Fellows". Royal Society of Literature. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Profumo, David. Bringing the house down. John Murray, 2007.
  5. ^ "The Peerage.com". Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  6. ^ Adams, Tim (24 September 2006). "There were four of them in this marriage". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
  7. ^ Grice, Elizabeth (September 2, 2006). "Son breaks family's 40-year silence on scandal of the Profumo Affair". The Telegraph. London.
  • David Profumo Biography - James, Fishing, London, Sea, Island, and Novel [1]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=David_Profumo&oldid=845684785"