About
Irish novelist, biographer, playwright, and short fiction writer who also served as editor of The Irish Times during the 1960s and '70s.
Before Fame
After graduating from Trinity College, Dublin, he pursued a career as a lawyer.
Trivia
His novels include Prenez Garde and The March Hare.
Family Life
With his wife, Mary O'Farrell, he had one daughter and two sons. He had a second daughter with author Dervla Murphy. He later married biographer Victoria Glendinning.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of fellow Irish fiction writer Frank O'Connor.
