Personal Life
West’s early first marriage did not survive. He and his second wife had four children together. One son, C. Chris O’Hanlon, born in 1954, changed his name at the age of 26 as a gesture of independence. After starting four books in an attempt to realize what he believed were his father’s expectations, and having to give back the advances he received from publishers when he could not finish them, he realised that he was not destined to be a writer. O’Hanlon, who suffers from a severe bipolar disorder, founded Spike Wireless, an internet design house.
Another of West's sons, Mike, is a musician who fronted cult UK independent popular music band The Man From Delmonte during the late 1980s/early 1990s and has released several solo albums of New Orleans Country music in recent years, especially being well known with international touring act, Truckstop Honeymoon.
His grandson Anthony West is also a musician who fronts UK music band Futures
West had re-married while his first wife, whom he divorced, was living. He struggled for a church annulment of his first marriage. Although he was out of communion with the Roman Catholic Church for many years because of this marital situation, and while he had significant issues with the church’s teachings, he never considered himself as anything other than a committed Catholic. His wife said that he was a believer and attended Mass every Sunday.
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