Background
Alvarez, A. was born on August 5, 1929 in London. Son of Bertie and Katie (Levy) Alvarez.
Alvarez, A. was born on August 5, 1929 in London. Son of Bertie and Katie (Levy) Alvarez.
Bachelor, Oxford (England) University, 1952. Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1956. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University East London, 1998.
Senior research scholar Corpus Christi College Oxford University, 1952-1955, tutor English, 1954-1955. Procter visiting fellow Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1953-1954, Gauss seminarian, visiting lecturer, 1957-1958. Visiting fellow Rockefeller Foundation, New York City, 1955-1956, 58.
Poetry editor, critic Observer, London, 1956-1966. David Herbert Lawrence fellow University New Mexico, 1958. Drama critic New Statesman, 1958-1960.
Visiting professor Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1960-1961, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1966.
Member of Beefsteak Club, Alpine Club, Climbers' Club.
Married Ursula Graham Barr, 1956 (divorced 1961). 1 child, Adam Richard. Married Audrey Anne Adams, 1966.
Children: Luke Lyon, Kate.