James Fox (journalist)

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James Fox
Born1945 (age 75–76)
Washington D.C.
OccupationJournalist
SpouseBella Freud

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]

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 is married to the fashion designer Bella Freud.

Bibliography[]

Books[]

  • Fox, James (1982). White Mischief. London: Cape.

Essays and reporting[]

References[]

  1. ^ Kakutani, Michiko (2010-10-25). "'Life,' Keith Richards's Memoir". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Fusilli, Jim (2010-10-27). "Keith Richards, With No Ax to Grind | Cultural Conversation by Jim Fusilli". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  3. ^ French, Paul (May 18, 2012). "Five Best: Paul French" – via www.wsj.com.
  4. ^ "White Mischief" – via www.imdb.com.

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