James Fox (journalist)

For other people named James Fox, see James Fox (disambiguation).

James Fox
Born	1945 (age 79–80) Washington D.C., US
Occupation	Journalist
Spouse	Bella Freud ​ ​ (m. 2001; sep. 2017)​
Children	2

James Fox (born 19 November 1945) is a British journalist best known for his book, White Mischief, and for co-authoring Life, the best-selling memoir of Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards.[1]

Life and career

Fox was born in Washington, D.C., U.S. and worked as a journalist in Africa as well as reporting for London's Sunday Times.[2] His first book, White Mischief, is an account of the Happy Valley murder case in Kenya in 1941.[3] He researched the book with Cyril Connolly in 1969 and it was later adapted into a film by Michael Radford in the 1980s.[4] Fox also wrote The Langhorne Sisters, also known as Five Sisters: The Langhornes of Virginia.

He married the fashion designer Bella Freud in 2001. They have a son, James "Jimmy" Lux Fox. The couple separated in 2017.[5]

Bibliography

Books

• Fox, James (1982). White Mischief. London: Cape.

Essays and reporting

• Fox, James (December 2012). "The riddle of Kate Moss". Cover story. Vanity Fair. 628. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

References

1. Kakutani, Michiko (25 October 2010). "'Life,' Keith Richards's Memoir". The New York Times.
2. Fusilli, Jim (27 October 2010). "Keith Richards, With No Ax to Grind | Cultural Conversation by Jim Fusilli". WSJ.com. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
3. French, Paul (18 May 2012). "Five Best: Paul French" – via www.wsj.com.
4. "White Mischief" – via www.imdb.com.
5. Mills, Simon (27 November 2020). "Bella Freud: I am definitely up for adventure". www.standard.co.uk.

External links

• James Fox Official Publisher's Page