James became the television critic for The Observer in 1972, remaining in the role until 1982. Having, he claimed, scrupulously avoided reading any of the course material (but having read widely otherwise in English and foreign literature), James graduated with a 2:1-better than he had expected-and began a PhD thesis on Percy Bysshe Shelley. His contemporaries at Cambridge included Germaine Greer (known as "Romaine Rand" in the first three volumes of his memoirs), Simon Schama and Eric Idle. While there, he contributed to all the undergraduate periodicals, was a member and later President of the Cambridge Footlights, and appeared on University Challenge as captain of the Pembroke team, beating St Hilda's, Oxford, but losing to Balliol on the last question in a tied game.ĭuring one summer vacation, he worked as a circus roustabout to save enough money to travel to Italy. James gained a place at Pembroke College, Cambridge, to read English literature. During his first three years in London, he shared a flat with the Australian film director Bruce Beresford (disguised as "Dave Dalziel" in the first three volumes of James's memoirs), was a neighbour of Australian artist Brett Whiteley, became acquainted with Barry Humphries (disguised as "Bruce Jennings") and had a variety of occasionally disastrous short-term jobs – sheet metal worker, library assistant, photo archivist and market researcher. In 1962, James moved to England, which became his home for the rest of his life. After graduating, James worked for a year as an assistant editor for the magazine page at The Sydney Morning Herald. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English in 1961. At the university, he contributed to the student newspaper, Honi Soit, and directed the annual students' union revue. He was educated at Sydney Technical High School (despite winning a bursary award to Sydney Boys High School) and the University of Sydney, where he studied English and psychology from 1957 to 1960, and became associated with the Sydney Push, a libertarian intellectual subculture. James, an only child, was brought up by his mother (Minora May, née Darke), a factory worker, in the Sydney suburbs of Kogarah and Jannali, living some years with his English maternal grandfather. James would later state that his life's works originated in his father's death. He was buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong. Although he survived the prisoner-of-war camp, he died when the American B-24 carrying him and other freed allied POWs ran into the tail of a typhoon en route from Okinawa to Manila, and crashed into the mountains of southeastern Taiwan. James's father, Albert Arthur James, was taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. He chose "Clive", the name of Tyrone Power's character in the 1942 film This Above All. He was allowed to change his name as a child because "after Vivien Leigh played Scarlett O'Hara the name became irrevocably a girl's name no matter how you spelled it". Organization for the Detroit Red Wings: Abbr.James was born Vivian Leopold James in Kogarah, a southern suburb of Sydney.Disapproving sound that's associated with Boo! crossword clue.Gently withdraw from nursing or bottle-feeding crossword clue.Use the rubber end of a pencil crossword clue.What you tell from a clock crossword clue.Bowling alley assignments crossword clue._ soda (cocktail mixer) crossword clue.Solo number at the Metropolitan Opera House crossword clue.Household item with a bulb and a shade crossword clue._ and flows (varies like the tide) crossword clue.Taunting words for opponents and a hint to the starts of 17- 22- 56- and 62-Across crossword clue.Midler of stage and screen crossword clue.Lymphatic system swelling crossword clue.And more of the same in a list crossword clue.Big name in undergarments crossword clue.Lisa Simpson's instrument crossword clue.Mystery awards named for a British author crossword clue.Letters preceding an alias crossword clue.Be efficient on the green crossword clue.Noted White Star Line ship crossword clue.Festoons on Halloween informally crossword clue.
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