Evelyn Waugh, an acclaimed novelist, satirist, and journalist, passed away on the 10th of April, 1966. He was 62 years old. Born on the 28th of October, 1903 in London to Arthur Waugh and Catherine Charlotte Raban, Evelyn was the eldest of three children. After graduating from Lancing College and Hertford College, Oxford, Waugh served in the Royal Marines and spent a brief period in the British Central African Police. His literary career began in 1928 with the publication of Decline and Fall and ended with the finale to the Sword of Honour trilogy, Unconditional Surrender, in 1961. He was later received the Royal Society of Literature's Heinemann Prize for the Sword of Honour trilogy in 1965. As a writer, Waugh is remembered for his large body of work which includes works such as Brideshead Revisited, Vile Bodies, Black Mischief, Scoop, Helena, and A Tourist in Africa. His writings are known for their biting satire, sly wit, and well-crafted plots. He was married twice and had six children. Waugh died in his Hampshire home after suffering a heart attack. His legacy as an English novelist and satirist lives on.