Cyril Connolly was born on September 10, 1903 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England as Cyril Vernon Connolly. He is known for his work on Beaton by Bailey (1971), The Silence of the Sea (1946) and This Week (1956). He was married to Deirdre Craven, Barbara Skelton and Jean Bakewell. He died on November 26, 1974 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.