Keith Ovenden Explained

Keith Ovenden
Birth Date:6 August 1943
Birth Place:London, England
Alma Mater:University of Oxford
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Thesis Title:The renationalisation of the iron and steel industry, 1964–67: a study in legislative politics
Thesis Url:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670646
Thesis Year:1971

Keith William Ovenden (6 August 1943 – 23 June 2023) was an English novelist and biographer.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Ovenden was born on 6 August 1943[5] [6] in London, where he was also raised. He was educated at Wanstead County High School. He went on to study for degrees at the University of Keele (United Kingdom), University of Michigan (United States) and the University of Oxford.[7] He started his career lecturing at the University of Essex in the Department of Government, and later taught political sociology at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, before becoming a full-time writer in 1982.

Ovenden first visited New Zealand in 1966 as a member of the British Universities debating team, and returned in 1972 as a post-doctoral fellow at Victoria University of Wellington. He achieved prominence in New Zealand during the 1970s for his commentaries on politics and media. This prominence extended into the 1980s, with his reporting on the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior in 1985 standing out.[8] He was married to Helen Sutch, daughter of Bill Sutch and Shirley Smith.[9]

Ovenden chaired the board of trustees of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery from October 2012 to December 2018. He was involved with the organisation for 13 years. Since 2019, an annual lecture is given in honour of Ovenden's work for the New Zealand Portrait Gallery, with him giving the inaugural lecture.

Ovenden was appointed Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2020 New Years Honours, for services to the arts.[10]

Ovenden died on 23 June 2023, at the age of 79.[11]

Books

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NovelsOvenden published four novels:
Biography

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Keith Ovenden (b. 1943) . . 14 June 2022 .
  3. Book: Ovenden, Keith . The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature . Roger . Robinson . Nelson . Wattie . . 1998 . 978-0195583489 .
  4. Web site: Keith Ovenden (person) . . New Zealand . 14 June 2022 .
  5. Book: Who's Who in the World . 1990 . Marquis . 813 . 9780837911106 . 27 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Keith William Ovenden . Companies House . 27 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Keith Overden . nz.penguinclassics.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20060327064405/http://nz.penguinclassics.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000047755,00.html . 27 March 2006 . 27 March 2006 .
  8. Web site: Dr Keith Ovenden ONZM . . 16 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Bill Sutch and Shirley Smith: a memoir by Keith Ovenden . 8 September 2020 . . 26 June 2023.
  10. Web site: Keith Ovenden Massey University Press . 2023-04-09 . www.masseypress.ac.nz.
  11. News: Keith Ovenden obituary . 26 June 2023 . . 26 June 2023.
  12. News: A Fighting Withdrawal: The Life of Dan Davin, Writer, Soldier, Publisher . Carroll . Mark . Publishing Research Quarterly . New York . 13 . 4 . Winter 1997 . 68–70 .
  13. Web site: Bill & Shirley: A Memoir, Keith Ovenden . . New Zealand . masseypress.ac.nz . 14 June 2022 .
  14. Web site: Between a personal memoir and a biography – Bill and Shirley, A Memoir by Keith Ovenden . S. A. . Boyce . Flaxroot Productions . 19 October 2020 . 14 June 2022 .

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