Caskey, William (Bill) (1921–81). American photographer who was Isherwood’s lover from 1945 to 1951.
Cavafy, Constantine P. (1863–1933). Greek poet who spent most of his life in Alexandria. He appears as a character in Lawrence Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet.
Charlton, Lionel Evelyn Oswald (Leo) (1879–1956). An Air Commodore who was Air Attaché at the British Embassy in Washington, DC from 1919
to 1922. Friend of Forster’s.
Connolly, Cyril (1903–74), Critic and Literary Editor. He founded and edited the influential monthly magazine Horizon from 1939 to 1950. He is also the author of several full-length works, including The Unquiet Grave (1944) by “Palinurus.”
Crozier, Eric (1914–94). Librettist who collaborated with Benjamin Britten on several operas, including Billy Budd (upon which he worked also with Forster).
Dawkins, Richard MacGillivray (1871–1955). Professor of Byzantine and Modern Greek Language and Literature at Oxford University from 1920 to 1939.
Day-Lewis, Cecil (1904–72). Poet of the “Thirties’ Group” that included Auden and Spender. He was active in the Communist Party from 1935 to 1938. His poetry collections informed by contemporary politics include A Time to Dance (1935) and Overtures to a Death (1938). He also wrote detective fiction.
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Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes (1862–1932). Historian and political activist. A Fellow at King’s College Cambridge and intimate friend of Forster’s. He was a pacifist during World War I. His works include The Greek View of Life (1909) and War: Its Nature, Cause, and Cure (1923).
Doone, Rupert (1903–66). Theatrical producer, dancer, and choreographer who founded The Group Theatre, a cooperative. He directed Isherwood and Auden’s play, The Ascent of the F6.
Fouts, Denham (Denny). Closely associated with Peter Watson in the 1930s, helping him solicit contributions to the Horizon. He and Isherwood became friends in the 1940s.
Glaspell, Susan (1882–1948). American playwright who, together with her husband, George Cook, founded the Provincetown Players on Cape Cod in 1915. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1931 for her play, Alison’s House.
Hamilton, Gerald (Mr. Norris) (1890–1970). Isherwood’s friend who was the model for Mr. Norris in Mr. Norris Changes Trains. He was twice imprisoned in England, for associating with the enemy during World War I and promoting peace favorable to the enemy during World War II.
Heard, Henry Fitzgerald (Gerald) (1885–1971). Irish writer and philosopher. A close friend of Aldous Huxley, both of whom were disciples of Swami Prabhavananda. His works include The Social Substance of Religion (1932), Man the Master (1942), and Is God Evident? (1948).
Hewit, Jacky (1917– ). Dancer who had a brief love affair with Isherwood in 1938. He was also the lover of the diplomat, Guy Burgess.
Huxley, Aldous (1894–1963). Novelist whose best-known work is Brave New World (1932). His other novels include Point Counter Point (1928) and Eyeless in Gaza (1936). A pacifist who emigrated to California in 1937. He collaborated with Isherwood on two screenplays: Jacob’s Hands and Below the Horizon.
Hyndman, Tony. Companion of Stephen Spender’s in the early 1930s. He became a Communist and, after joining the International Brigade, fought briefly in the Spanish Civil War.
Kirstein, Lincoln (1907–96). American ballet impresario who, together with George Balanchine, founded the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet.
Lawrence, Thomas Edward (T. E.) (1888–1935). Soldier and author, commonly known as “Lawrence of Arabia.” He supported the Arab revolt pal-zeik-04bio 4/21/08 10:36 AM Page 168
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against the Turks during World War I. His best-known work is The Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph (1926).
Lehmann, John (1907–87). Poet, editor, and publisher. Longtime friend of Isherwood’s. He edited New Writing from 1936 to 1939, Penguin New Writing from 1940 to 1950, and The London Magazine from 1954 to 1961.
Lehmann, Rosamond (1903–90). Novelist and older sister of John Lehmann. Her works, which include Invitation to the Waltz (1932), The Weather in the Streets (1936), and The Echoing Grove (1953), were controversial because of their frank treatment of sexuality.
Macaulay, Rose (1881–1958). Novelist. Her works include Told by an Idiot (1923), They Were Defeated (1932), and No Man’s Wit (1940). She is also the author of several collections of essays, including The Writings of E. M.
Forster (1938), and travel books.
MacCarthy, Desmond (1877–1952). Literary and drama critic who had personal ties to the Bloomsbury circle. He was literary editor of The New Statesman from 1920 to 1927 and senior literary critic of The Sunday Times from 1928 until his death.
MacLeish, Archibald (1892–1982). American poet and dramatist. His poetry works include The Happy Marriage (1924) and New Found Land (1930). He also wrote several verse plays for the radio, including The Fall of the City (1937), which denounces totalitarianism.
Mann, Erika (1905–69). German actress and author who was the eldest daughter of Thomas Mann. She wrote several anti-Nazi plays for her satir-ical touring revue, “The Peppermill.” She emigrated to the United States with her brother, Klaus, in 1936.
Mann, Klaus (1906–49). German novelist and editor who was the eldest son of Thomas Mann. He edited two literary magazines: Die Sammlung in Amsterdam in the 1930s and Decision during the early 1940s in the United States. His best-known novel is Mephisto (1936).
Maugham, W. Sommerset (1874–1965). Novelist and short-story writer.
His novels include Of Human Bondage (1915), Cakes and Ale (1930), and The Razor’s Edge (1945).
Mauron, Charles (1899–1966). French critic and translator who translated Forster’s novel, A Passage to India, into French. He played an active role in the French Resistance during World War II.
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Plomer, William (1903–73). Poet and novelist born in South Africa but educated in England. His poetic works include The Family Tree (1929) and Visiting the Caves (1936). He wrote the libretto for Benjamin Britten’s Gloriana (1953).