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- Birth nameJohn Oliver Bayley
- John Bayley was born on March 27, 1925 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was a writer, known for Iris (2001) and Take It or Leave It (1964). He was married to Audihild Villers and Iris Murdoch. He died on January 12, 2015 in Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
- SpousesAudihild Villers(June 2000 - January 12, 2015) (his death)Iris Murdoch(August 14, 1956 - February 8, 1999) (her death)
- Wrote a book, Widower's House, about his adventures with the women who pursued him after his first wife's death.
- Educated at Eton and Oxford.
- Was Warton Professor of English at Oxford from 1960-1990.
- Second wife Audi Villers is an old friend of the family.
- He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1999 for his services to Literature.
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