Constantine Fitzgibbon
Constantine Fitzgibbon (born June 8, 1919 in Massachusetts , † March 25, 1983 in Dublin ) was an Irish historian , journalist and writer .
Life
Constantine Fitzgibbon grew up in England as the son of a Northern Irishman and an American . He studied at the University of Munich , the Sorbonne and Exeter College at the University of Oxford .
During World War II , he served in the British Army (Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry) from 1939 to 1942 , and then in the US Army until 1946 . After the war he is said to have turned down a job offer from the newly founded CIA . From 1947 he worked as a freelance writer. He moved to Ireland.
Two marriages resulted in a son and a daughter. From 1967 until his death he was married to the actress Marjorie Steele .
Works (in German)
- Escape on vacation . Novel. Zsolnay, Vienna 1955
- The beautiful Emily. An ambitious woman's novel . Zsolnay, Hamburg / Vienna 1956
- When all kisses end . Novel. Droemer Knaur, Munich 1961
- London is on fire . Moewig, Rastatt 1982, ISBN 3-8118-4321-4
Web links
- Literature by and about Constantine Fitzgibbon in the catalog of the German National Library
- Constantine Fitzgibbon in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Constantine Fitzgibbon at Open Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fitzgibbon, Constantine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fitzgibbon, Robert Louis Constantine Lee-Dillon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish historian, journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Massachusetts , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1983 |
| Place of death | Dublin , Ireland |