Diana Athill: Growing Old Disgracefully

Summary At the age of 92, Diana Athill is suddenly a celebrity. Her frank and entertaining memoirs, mainly written after the age at which most people retire, chart a life less ordinary. She's had a string of love affairs, mainly with married, black and/or younger men; enjoyed fifty years of success as an editor, worked with writers as distinguished as Jean Rhys, Norman Mailer and VS Naipaul; and led a privileged childhood in a Norfolk mansion. Recently, she has chosen to go into an old people's home, where they take people 'who have had interesting lives'. Alan Yentob meets her to discuss her life, her work - and her outspoken thoughts on death

S15.E3 ∙ Diana Athill: Growing Old Disgracefully

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Alan Yentob Tracey Emin Chuck Close Richard Rogers

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Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Jun 28, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Summary At the age of 92, Diana Athill is suddenly a celebrity. Her frank and entertaining memoirs, mainly written after the age at which most people retire, chart a life less ordinary. She's had a string of love affairs, mainly with married, black and/or younger men; enjoyed fifty years of success as an editor, worked with writers as distinguished as Jean Rhys, Norman Mailer and VS Naipaul; and led a privileged childhood in a Norfolk mansion. Recently, she has chosen to go into an old people's home, where they take people 'who have had interesting lives'. Alan Yentob meets her to discuss her life, her work - and her outspoken thoughts on death

Details

Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Jun 28, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

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