James Lord (author) explained
| James Lord |
| Birth Date: | 27 November 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Occupation: | Writer, essayist |
| Partner: | Gilles Roy-Lord |
James Lord (November 27, 1922 - August 23, 2009) was an American writer. He was the author of several books, including critically acclaimed biographies of Alberto Giacometti and Pablo Picasso.[1] He appeared in the documentary films Balthus Through the Looking Glass (1996) and (2001).
Life and career
Lord was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and grew up there, the son of Louise and Albert Lord.[1] His father was a stockbroker, and until the Wall Street crash the family lived, as Lord put it, in "the lower echelons of the upper classes".[2] He graduated from Englewood School for Boys (now Dwight-Englewood School) in 1940.[3]
Lord attended Wesleyan University, though he never earned a degree. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was part of the Ritchie Boys who specialized in Military Intelligence. He wrote about his experiences in his book, My Queer War which discusses keeping his homosexuality carefully hidden.[4] [5]
Lord died of a heart attack in Paris, at the age of 86.[2]
In popular culture
The 2017 movie Final Portrait retells the story of his friendship with the painter Alberto Giacometti. Lord is played by Armie Hammer.
Selected bibliography
Biographies and novels
- Book: No Traveler Returns . 1956 . . B002DGC9J4.
- Book: The Joys of Success . 1958 . . B0007E5806.
- Book: A Giacometti Portrait . 1965 . Forgotten books . 978-1528340182.
- Book: Giacometti: A Biography . registration . 1985 . . 978-0374525255.
- Book: Picasso and Dora: A Personal Memoir . 1993 . . 978-0297813835.
- Book: Six Exceptional Women . 1994 . . 978-0374528362.
- Book: Making Memoirs . 1995 . Elysium Press . 978-0964039940.
- Book: Some Remarkable Men . 1996 . . 978-0374266554 .
- Book: A Gift for Admiration. Further Memoirs . 1998 . . 978-0374281922 .
- Book: Stories of Youth . 2001 . Elysium Press.
- Book: My Queer War . registration . 2010 . . 978-0374532758.
Essays
- Regard vers l'invisible . . 226 . Paris . . December 1977 . 2-85587-038-0.
External links
- James Lord Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Notes and References
- News: Obituary for James Lord . . Christopher . Hawtree . September 24, 2009.
- News: Grimes . William . William Grimes (journalist) . James Lord, Biographer and Memoirist, Is Dead at 86 . . August 27, 2009.
- https://www.d-e.org/page/alumni/alumni-recognition/distinguished-alumni-award Distinguished Alumni Award
- News: Finding His Way to Paris . Jed . Perl . Jed Perl . . May 28, 2010.
- "Lord writes about 'the inconvenience of being queer' during the Second World War with unsparing bravery.", My Queer War (excerpt of a review on the back cover), Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York (2010); (hardcover).
