David Leslie Murray
Born5 February 1888
London
Died1962
EducationHarrow School
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Known forEditor, Times Literary Supplement (1938–1945)

David Leslie Murray (1888–1962) was a British writer and editor of the Times Literary Supplement from 1938 to 1945.[1]

Biography

Murray was born in London on 5 February 1888. He was educated at Harrow School and Balliol College, Oxford.[2][3] Murray first pursued a career in acting before joining staff of the Times Literary Supplement in 1920.[4] In 1962, Murray committed suicide by poison.[2]

Books

  • Pragmatism (1912)
  • Scenes and Silhouettes (1926)
  • Disraeli (1927)
  • Trumpeter, Sound! (1934)
  • Regency: A Quadruple Portrait (1936)
  • Enter Three Witches (1942)
  • Folly Bridge: a romantic tale (1945)

References

  1. ↑ "Murray, David Leslie (1888–1962), writer and newspaper editor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68898. Retrieved 2 April 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. 1 2 John, Ian St (3 August 2016). The Historiography of Gladstone and Disraeli. Anthem Press. ISBN 978-1-78308-530-9.
  3. ↑ Ward, Alfred Charles (1970). Longman Companion to Twentieth Century Literature. Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-32803-7.
  4. ↑ Roberts, Frank C. (1961). Obituaries from the Times. Newspaper Archive Developments Limited. ISBN 9780903713986.
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