Isherwood

American

[ish-er-wood] / ˈɪʃ ərˌwʊd /

noun

Christopher (William Bradshaw) 1904–86, English poet, novelist, and playwright; in the U.S. since 1938.

Isherwood British

/ ˈɪshəˌwʊd /

noun

Christopher, full name Christopher William Bradshaw-Isherwood. 1904–86, US novelist and dramatist, born in England. His works include the novel Goodbye to Berlin (1939) and three verse plays written in collaboration with W.H. Auden

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The novelist Christopher Isherwood had a modest inheritance; Gertrude Stein a larger one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Equipped initially only with ideas and not a working prototype, Pollen and Isherwood sought cooperation and support from the British Admiralty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Bachardy’s self-portraits and drawings of Isherwood pepper the galleries, a confluence that reveals something that should be obvious: Two portrait artists, one pictorial and the other literary, resided for decades in the same household.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

Only two nominations are theoretically left - Sam Rowlands and Mark Isherwood.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

"That's Miss Isherwood," said one of the young ladies.

From A Little Country Girl by Coolidge, Susan

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