Profile
Pat Kavanagh
Literary Agent + Critic
Female
Born
Jan 31, 1940
Died
Oct 20, 2008
Patricia Olive Kavanagh was a British literary agent. Kavanagh was born in 1940 in Durban, South Africa, where her father was a journalist. Her half-sister, Julie Kavanagh, is a ballet critic. Her half-brother, Michael O'Brien is a geologist for AngloGold… Read More
News + Updates
Browse recent news and stories about Pat Kavanagh.
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The 2012 Tour Season At Forest LawnBuffalo Rising - Jun 05, 2012
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George Osborne Turns To Business Leaders For Assistance Daily MailGoogle News - Sep 16, 2011
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Early Closing On The Cards For Pubs Leinster LeaderGoogle News - Sep 15, 2011
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Threat Signal: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online Sep. 14, 2011 Blabbermouth.NetGoogle News - Sep 14, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Pat Kavanagh.
CHILDHOOD
1940
Birth
Kavanagh was born in 1940 in Durban, South Africa, where her father was a journalist before and after his service as a fighter pilot in the SAAF during the Second World War.
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TWENTIES
1964
24 Years Old
She had an uncredited, non-speaking role in Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood after coming to Britain in 1964.
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FORTIES
1987
47 Years Old
Winterson is said to have used the relationship as the basis of her 1987 novel The Passion.
FIFTIES
1995
55 Years Old
In 1995, in a famous incident much discussed in the British press, Kavanagh became the ex-agent of Martin Amis, who left her after 23 years to "throw in his lot" with American agent, Andrew Wylie, nicknamed "the Jackal", as part of an effort to get a large advance for his novel The Information.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2001
61 Years Old
In 2001, Kavanagh's employer, now called Peters, Fraser & Dunlop, was purchased by CSS Stellar, a company specializing in sports marketing.
2007
67 Years Old
Kavanagh was one of several former employees who left the company in September 2007 to form United Agents.
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