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James Fox (journalist)

James Fox (journalist)

British journalist

For other people named James Fox, see James Fox (disambiguation).

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]

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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 married the fashion designer Bella Freud in 2001. They have a son, James "Jimmy" Lux Fox. The couple separated in 2017.[5]

Bibliography

Books

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

Essays and reporting

References

  1. [1]
    Kakutani, Michiko (25 October 2010). "'Life,' Keith Richards's Memoir". The New York Times.
  2. [2]
    Fusilli, Jim (27 October 2010). "Keith Richards, With No Ax to Grind | Cultural Conversation by Jim Fusilli". WSJ.com. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  3. [3]
    French, Paul (18 May 2012). "Five Best: Paul French" – via www.wsj.com.
  4. [4]
    "White Mischief" – via www.imdb.com.
  5. [5]
    Mills, Simon (27 November 2020). "Bella Freud: I am definitely up for adventure". www.standard.co.uk.


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