Anthony Holden
Anthony Holden | |
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Born | Biographies of artists and members of the British royal family, Poker books | 22 May 1947
Notable work | "Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player" |
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Children | 3 sons |
Awards | Young Journalist of the Year (1972) |
Anthony Ivan Holden (22 May 1947 – 7 October 2023) was an English writer, broadcaster and literary critic, particularly known as a biographer of artists including
Early life and education
Holden was born in
Career
A journalist before turning full-time writer, at the start of his career as a graduate trainee on Thomson Regional Newspapers' Hemel Hempstead Evening Post-Echo, Holden covered the trial in St Albans of the psychopathic poisoner Graham Young.[5] His book on the case, The St. Albans Poisoner (1974), was filmed as The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995). Named Young Journalist of the Year in 1972, he was on the staff of The Sunday Times (1973–79), commended in the British Press Awards in 1976 as News Reporter of the Year for his work in Northern Ireland, and winning Columnist of the Year in 1977. He was Washington Correspondent and US editor of The Observer (1979–81), Assistant Editor of The Times (1981–82), Executive Editor, Today, (1985–86), and chief classical music critic of The Observer (2002–08).[5][3]
In 1999–2000 he was an inaugural Fellow of the Centre for Scholars and Writers at the
Holden was a member of the Board of Governors of the
In May 2015, he gave the annual
Holden has also made frequent appearances on television, presenting such documentaries as Charles at Forty (ITV, 1988), Anthony Holden on Poker (
Holden's papers are collected at Boston University's Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center.[9]
Holden was a dedicated Arsenal F.C. fan and had a season ticket to the Emirates Stadium.[clarification needed][10]
Poker
Holden was a keen
In 2000, he won TV's first Celebrity
In 2007, Holden published
In 2009, he was elected the first President of the
Personal life and death
Holden married Amanda Warren in 1971. They had three sons and four grandchildren. They divorced in 1988 and in 1990 he married novelist Cynthia "Cindy" Blake.[5] They separated in 2000, but did not divorce.[14]
Holden died from a
Works
- Agamemnon(1969, translator and editor)
- Greek Pastoral Poetry (1973, translator and editor)
- The Greek Anthology (1973, contributor)
- The St Albans Poisoner: The Life And Crimes Of Graham Young (1974, reissued 1995 as The Young Poisoner's Handbook)
- Charles: Prince of Wales (1979); published as Prince Charles in US
- Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince and Princess of Wales (1981)
- A Week In The Life Of The Royal Family (1983)
- Great Royal Front Pages: A Scrapbook of Historic Royal Events from Queen Victoria to Baby Prince William (1983)
- Anthony Holden's Royal Quiz (1983)
- Of presidents, Prime Ministers And Princes (1984)
- Queen Mother (1985)
- Don Giovanni: The Translation (1987, with Amanda Holden)
- Laurence Olivier: A Biography (1988, reissued 2007)
- Charles: A Biography (1988); published as King Charles III in US
- The Last Paragraph. The Journalism of David Blundy (1990, editor)
- Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player (1990)
- The Queen Mother: A 90th Birthday Tribute (1990)
- A Princely Marriage: Charles & Diana, the First Ten Years (1991)
- Behind The Oscar: The Secret History of the Academy Awards (1993)
- H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherIn Private (1993)
- The Tarnished Crown (1993), Viking Publishers, ISBN 0-670-84624-4.
- Tchaikovsky(1995)
- Diana: Her Life and Legacy (1997)
- Charles at Fifty (1998)
- William Shakespeare: His Life and Work (1999)
- Liber Amicorum for Frank Kermode (1999, editor with Ursula Owen)
- The Mind Has Mountains: a.alvarez@lxx (1999, editor with Frank Kermode)
- The Drama of Love, Life and Death in Shakespeare (2000)
- Shakespeare: An Illustrated Biography (2002)
- The Wit in the Dungeon (2005), biography of Leigh Hunt
- All In: Texas Hold'em as Played on Late-Night TV (2005)
- Lorenzo Da Ponte, The Man Who Wrote Mozart (2006)
- Olivier (2007, Max Press)
- Bigger Deal: A Year on the New Poker Circuit (2007)
- Holden on Hold'Em (2008)
- Poems That Make Grown Men Cry (2014, editor with Ben Holden)
- Poems That Make Grown Women Cry (2016, editor with Ben Holden)[16]
- He Played For His Wife and other stories (2017, editor with Natalie Galustian)
- Based on a True Story: A Writer's Life (2021)
References
- ^ Newell, Jennifer (25 June 2009). "Anthony Holden Heads Up International Federation of Poker". PokerWorks.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010.
- ^ Lowdon, Claire (25 November 2021). "Anthony Holden is nostalgic for journalism's good old bad old days". The Spectator. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Anthony Holden, writer of non-fiction blockbusters on subjects ranging from poker to the Royal family – obituary". The Telegraph. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 1940
- ^ a b c d e f Green, Penelope (26 October 2023). "Anthony Holden, Royal Chronicler Who Ruffled the Palace, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Harry Potter in Literary Flap" Giles Elgood, Reuters (26 January 2000)
- ^ "Shakespeare North: 'Patrons and Trustees'". Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Anthony Holden". Hay Festival. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center: Anthony Holden". Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Melvyn Bragg on becoming a fan - Arsenal, 1989", The Guardian (17 May 2009)
- ^ "Tony Holden's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Burton, Earl (25 September 2009). "International Federation of Poker: Governing Body for the Industry?". Poker News Daily. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Burton, Earl (19 April 2013). "IFP President Anthony Holden Steps Down After Successful European Nations Cup Tournament". Poker News Daily. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Denis MacShane, Anthony Holden obituary, The Guardian, 22 October 2023
- ^ "Anthony Holden obituary". The Times. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Holden, Anthony (23 February 2016). "The sequel to Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: women, look upon these works and weep…". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
External links
- Holden's articles for The Observer
- Holden discusses his biography of Shakespeare with Charlie Rose (originally broadcast 31 July 2000)
- Shakespeare North