RiP George Melly

23 July 2007 Books+Publishing

George Melly, the English jazz singer, writer, wit, raconteur, surrealist and fly-fisherman, has died, aged 80. While known primarily as a performer, he also wrote a number of books, including Revolt into Style (currently out of print); three volumes of autobiography, collected as Owning Up (Penguin); Slowing down (Penguin); numerous film scripts; and...