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 78–79) Washington D.C., US |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
editFox 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]
Bibliography
editBooks
edit- Fox, James (1982). White Mischief. London: Cape.
Essays and reporting
edit- Fox, James (December 2012). "The riddle of Kate Moss". Cover story. Vanity Fair. 628. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
References
edit- ^ Kakutani, Michiko (25 October 2010). "'Life,' Keith Richards's Memoir". The New York Times.
- ^ Fusilli, Jim (27 October 2010). "Keith Richards, With No Ax to Grind | Cultural Conversation by Jim Fusilli". WSJ.com. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ French, Paul (18 May 2012). "Five Best: Paul French" – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ "White Mischief" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Mills, Simon (27 November 2020). "Bella Freud: I am definitely up for adventure". www.standard.co.uk.
External links
edit- James Fox Official Publisher's Page
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