James Fox (journalist)
British journalist (born 1945)
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James Fox (born 19 November 1945) is a British journalist best known for his book, White Mischief, and for co-authoring Life, the best-selling memoir of Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards.[1]
James Fox | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 (age 80–81) Washington D.C., US |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
Fox was born in Washington, D.C., U.S. and worked as a journalist in Africa as well as reporting for London's Sunday Times.[2] His first book, White Mischief, is an account of the Happy Valley murder case in Kenya in 1941.[3] He researched the book with Cyril Connolly in 1969 and it was later adapted into a film by Michael Radford in the 1980s.[4] Fox also wrote The Langhorne Sisters, also known as Five Sisters: The Langhornes of Virginia.
He married the fashion designer Bella Freud in 2001. They have a son, James "Jimmy" Lux Fox. The couple separated in 2017.[5]
He has a son, Thomas, from a previous marriage with Valérie Mariane Lalonde (née Lévy)[6]
Bibliography
Books
- Fox, James (1982). White Mischief. London: Jonathan Cape. ISBN 978-0-224-01731-2.
- Fox, James (1999). The Langhorne Sisters. Granta Books. ISBN 978-1-862-07281-7.; US edition: Five Sisters: The Langhornes of Virginia, Simon & Schuster, 2000. ISBN 978-0-684-80812-3
Essays and reporting
- Fox, James (December 2012). "The riddle of Kate Moss". Cover story. Vanity Fair. 628. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
