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| Born | Patrick Moore 1958 (age 67–68) Southampton, England, UK |
| Occupations | Writer, filmmaker and curator |
| Website | www |
Philip Hoare (born 1958) [1] is a British writer, film-maker and curator. He won the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize, now known as the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, for his work Leviathan, or the Whale.
Hoare was born Patrick Moore [2] in Southampton. He chose the name Philip Hoare to avoid confusion with astronomer Patrick Moore: [3]
A Roman Catholic, [4] he attended St Mary's Independent School, Southampton on a scholarship. [5] He went on to St Mary's University, Twickenham. [3]
Imagine having to spend your entire life living with people asking: 'You're not that astronomer, are you?' Or: 'Do you play the xylophone?' Another reason was that when I was managing bands I used to review my own bands for the NME and Sounds as Philip Hoare. Philip was my confirmation name; Hoare [was] my mother's maiden name.
In 1982–83, Hoare ran the record label Operation Twilight, a UK-based subsidiary of the Belgian label Les Disques du Crépuscule. [3]
Hoare was the winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize, now known as the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, for his work Leviathan, or the Whale. [6] The book, which describes a personal and societal fascination with whales, received praise. [7] [6] Jonathan Mirsky, writing for Literary Review , called the book "tremendous". [8]
Hoare has recorded podcasts for NPR, VICE and Al Jazeera Media Network. [9] His curatorial work includes Derek Jarman's Modern Nature, [10] and he contributed to the Victoria and Albert Museum's international touring exhibition, David Bowie Is. [11] [ better source needed ]
Hoare has written articles on whales, including one on the orca 'attacks' off the Iberian Peninsula in 2023. [12] He is special ambassador for Whale and Dolphin Conservation, visiting fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, and lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence. [13]
As a writer, Hoare has represented the British Council in Berlin, Guadalajara, and Moscow. [13] [14] [15]
Hoare is the author of the following works of non-fiction:
He has also edited The Sayings of Noël Coward (1997).
Hoare has co-authored or contributed to the following publications:
he is an ascetic and a devout Roman Catholic
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