Isherwood, Christopher (1904-1986)

The writer Christopher Isherwood was born August 26, 1904, in High Lane, Cheshire, England; died, January 4, 1986, in Santa Monica, California; he was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 1924-25 and King's College, University of London, 1928-29. Isherwood immigrated to the United States in 1939, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1946. His works include the novels The Last of Mr. Norris (1935), Goodbye to Berlin (1939), A Meeting by the River (1967), and an autobiography, Lions and Shadows (1947). He also wrote screenplays, translations, essays, and collaborated with W.H. Auden (1907 - 1973) on several plays.