Penelope Gilliatt - Personal Life

Personal Life

Gilliatt was married to playwright John Osborne from 1963 to 1968. She gave birth to their only child, a daughter named Nolan (whom he later disowned). The New York Times film critic Vincent Canby was for many years her companion. Her death was due to alcoholism.

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