Alec Waugh
Alec Waugh
Alexander Raban "Alec" Waugh, was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic, and publisher. His first wife was Barbara Jacobs, his second wife was Joan Chirnside and his third wife was Virginia Sorenson, author of the Newbery Medal–winning Miracles on Maple Hill...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth8 July 1898
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