Vincent Brome
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London, England
London, England
Vincent Brome | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 July 1910 London, England |
| Died | 16 October 2004 (aged 94) London, England |
| Occupation | English writer |
| Nationality | English |
Vincent Brome /bruːm/ (14 July 1910 – 16 October 2004) was an English writer, who gradually established himself as a man of letters. He is best known for a series of biographies of politicians, writers and followers of Sigmund Freud. He also wrote numerous novels, and was a dramatist.[1]
He was born and brought up in London, and educated at Streatham Grammar School and Elleston School. He failed to enter university, and was found a job at a tea broker. He left home at 18 determined to write for a living. He took up residence in Bloomsbury, where he would live for the rest of his life.
Brome began his career as a journalist and magazine editor. His first short story anthology was published in 1936. Having been declared unfit for active duty, he worked for the British Ministry of Information during World War II. After the war Brome worked under Michael Young as a Labour Party researcher.[1]
