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Ealing, Middlesex, England
Nevil Shute Norway was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers (Vickers) or fellow engineers that he was not a serious person or from potential negative publicity in connection with his novels, which…
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Key facts
- Born
- Nevil Shute Norway , ( 1899-01-17 ) 17 January 1899, Ealing , Middlesex, England
- Died
- 12 January 1960 (1960-01-12) (aged 60), Melbourne , Victoria, Australia
- Occupation
- Novelist aeronautical engineer
- Education
- Balliol College, Oxford
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Ealing
- Place of death
- Melbourne
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot
- Educated at
- Shrewsbury School
- Employer
- Vickers
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- On the Beach
- Sport
- auto racing
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Image
- Neville Shute AWW 1949.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1899-01-17
- date of death
- 1960-01-12
- name in native language
- Nevil Shute Norway
- pseudonym
- Nevil Shute
- cause of death
- stroke
- start of work period
- 1926-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Nevil Shute
- manner of death
- natural causes
- medical condition
- stuttering
- end of work period
- 1960-00-00
- work available at URL
- www.fadedpage.com/sc/shute.php
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Encyclopedic overview
Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 1899 – 12 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers (Vickers) or from fellow engineers that he was "not a serious person" or from potentially adverse publicity in connection with his novels, which included On the Beach and A Town Like Alice.
Early life
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