Edward Upward, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Upward

British writer

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1903

Place of Birth: Romford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Feb-2009

Profession: writer, author, novelist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Edward Falaise Upward, FRSL (9 September 1903 – 13 February 2009) was a British novelist and short story writer who, prior to his death, was believed to be the UK's oldest living author.
Initially gaining recognition amongst the Auden Group as a highly imaginative surrealist writer, in the 1930s he joined the Communist Party of Great Britain, after which his writing shifted towards Marxist realism.
His literary career spanned over eighty years.