Personal Life
He first married Sylvette Cargher, who died in 1954. They had two daughters: Madeleine and Colette. Madeleine became a successful yet reclusive writer who was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. His second wife was Valerie Winslow, who died in 2010. They had three sons: Oliver, Edward and Patrick.
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