Hermione Eyre (born 1980) is a British journalist, novelist, and former child actor.
Hermione Eyre | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, novelist |
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| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Notable works | Viper Wine |
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Early life
editHermione Eyre was born in 1980. Her parents were Sir Reginald Eyre, a British Conservative party politician, and Anne Clements.[1][2] Her godmother was the actress Hermione Gingold, who was a friend of her mother and her namesake.[3]
Eyre studied at Rugby School, joining at the age of 13 in the first year that the school admitted girls.[4]
Eyre read English at Hertford College, Oxford.[5][6]
After university, Eyre trained as a croupier at the Bermondsey Casino Training Centre,[7] and worked for a year at a London casino, dealing roulette and blackjack.[8]
Career
editActing
editAt the age of 7, Eyre acted in About Face, a sitcom with Maureen Lipman. She also acted as a young Agatha Christie in a BBC production. In 1990, Eyre obtained a role as Zinnie in the film The Children with Kim Novak and Ben Kingsley.[9]
Aged 12, Eyre acted in her final role – as the Kid Clementina in an episode of the television series Jeeves and Wooster.[10]
Journalism
editEyre worked at The Independent as a staff writer for seven years. She was also a television critic for that newspaper.[11]
Eyre is known for her long-form interviews with celebrities, publishing her works in the London Evening Standard Magazine, where she is a contributing editor.[12] She has also written for the New Statesman,[13] and The Spectator.[14]
Books
editEyre co-wrote The Dictionary of National Celebrity in 2005.[15]
In 2014, she published a work of historical fiction Viper Wine, featuring Venetia Stanley and Kenelm Digby,[16] which was nominated for the Folio Prize,[17] and short-listed for the Walter Scott Prize.[18] Her novel won the Kitschies: Golden Tentacle award for best debut.[19]
Eyre cites Borges, Dorothy Parker and Charles Dickens as influences.[8]
Personal life
editEyre lives in Archway, London. In 2012, she married Alex Burghart, now a Conservative MP.[20] Their daughter, Sybilla, was born in 2013.[2]
References
edit- ^ Dodd, Ros (3 July 1999). "Home is where the heart is..." Birmingham Post. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Who will marry Prince George?". Tatler. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Botox, Bowie, and Beauty Standards: An inteview [sic] with Hermione Eyre on her debut novel Viper Wine". Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ Eyre, Hermione (5 January 2008). "Was Flashman's world really no place for a girl?". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Hermione Eyre". British Humanist Association. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Alex Preston, Hermione Eyre, Claire McGowan: three Hertford tutees turned novelists" (PDF). Hertford College Magazine (92): 16. 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Eyre, Hermione (4 February 2007). "Casino confessional". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ a b Shea, Lisa (23 April 2015). "A hallucinogenic novel about beauty standards centuries before Botox". Elle. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Eyre, Hermione (9 December 2007). "Child stars: Here's looking at you, kids". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Taves, Brian (5 July 2006). P.G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations. McFarland. pp. 194–. ISBN 978-0-7864-8443-0.
- ^ "Hermione Eyre". United Agents. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Hermione Eyre". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Hermione Eyre". New Statesman. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Hermione Eyre". The Spectator. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Taylor, David J. (16 November 2005). "Reassuring contempt". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ London: Jonathan Cape. ISBN 9780224097598
- ^ Flood, Alison (15 December 2014). "Folio prize reveals 80 titles in contention for 2015 award". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Eyre, Charlotte (25 March 2015). "Walter Scott shortlist announced". The Bookseller. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Flood, Alison (5 March 2015). "Kitschie awards judges overpowered by six-foot praying mantises". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Golden Touch". Brides Magazine. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2015.