HAROLD ACTON

(Sir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton)


Harold Acton
Harold Acton
  • Born: July 5, 1904
  • Died: February 27, 1994
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Poet, Historical Writer

Sir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton, CBE was a British writer, scholar, and aesthete who was a prominent member of the Bright Young Things. He wrote fiction, biography, and autobiography. During his stay in China, he studied Chinese language, traditional drama, and poetry, some of which he translated.