Kathrine Sorley Walker [SEP] date of death
Kathrine Sorley Walker
Kathrine Sorley Walker (5 March 1920 – 14 April 2015) was a British writer, editor and critic with a particular focus on ballet. The author of many books on dance, she reviewed dance performances in a variety of outlets including "Dancing Times" and "Dance International", as well as being the ballet critic for the "Daily Telegraph" for 24 years.
In addition to her writings on dance, she served as the co-editor for the literary estate of the American novelist
Raymond Chandler Speaking
Raymond Chandler Speaking is a collection of excerpts from letters, notes, essays and an unfinished novel by the writer Raymond Chandler, compiled by Dorothy Gardiner and Kathrine Sorley Walker in 1962. The origins of the collection were contentious: after Chandler's death, his literary agent and lover, Helga Greene, and his private secretary, Jean Fracasse, entered into a legal battle over his estate, in which Greene prevailed.
Contents.
The collection includes excerpts from letters by Chandler on various subjects, including