David Leslie Murray (1888–1962) was a British writer and editor of the '' Times Literary Supplement'' from 1938 to 1945.

Biography

Murray was born in

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on 5 February 1888. He was educated at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

and

Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. One of Oxford's oldest colleges, it was founded around 1263 by John I de Balliol, a landowner from Barnard Castle in County Durham, who provided the f ...

. Murray first pursued a career in acting before joining staff of the ''Times Literary Supplement'' in 1920. In 1962, Murray committed suicide by poison.

Books

* ''Pragmatism'' (1912) * ''Scenes and Silhouettes'' (1926) * ''Disraeli'' (1927) * ''Trumpeter, Sound!'' (1934) * ''Regency: A Quadruple Portrait'' (1936) * ''Enter Three Witches'' (1942) * ''Folly Bridge: a romantic tale'' (1945)

References

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