As per our current Database, Philip Larkin has been died on Dec 2, 1985 (age 63).
When Philip Larkin die, Philip Larkin was 63 years old.
| Popular As | Philip Larkin |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Age | 63 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 9, 1922 (England) |
| Birthday | August 9 |
| Town/City | England |
| Nationality | England |
Philip Larkin’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Philip Larkin was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
A British poet and Novelist, he is best known for such poetry collections as The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings, and High Windows. His works of fiction include A Girl in Winter and Jill.
He was educated at Oxford and, upon graduation, began a thirty-year career as a librarian.
He declined a 1984 offer to become English Poet Laureate because he did not believe that he was producing poetic work of any significance.
He was involved with a number of women (often simultaneously) until he met partner Monica Jones. His relationship with Jones lasted from 1978 until his death in 1985.
His poems were influenced by the work of W.H. Auden.
