Cyril Connolly was born on September 10, 1903 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. He is known for Dig This Rhubarb (1963), The Silence of the Sea (1946) and An Evening with... (1968). He was married to Deirdre Craven, Barbara Skelton and Jean Bakewell. He died on November 26, 1974 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.