what was irving langmuir famous for?
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 Allingham credited " cigarettes , whisky and wild , wild women – and a good sense of humour " for his longevity . 

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 Lang was responsible for drafting King George V 's silver jubilee broadcast message in 1935 , and the king 's last two Christmas messages . However , this closeness to the throne was not maintained when the king died in January 1936 and was succeeded by his son , Edward VIII . The new king was wary of Lang , whom he had once admired . He now found him " rather ... accustomed to the company of princes and statesmen , more interested in the pursuit of prestige and power than the abstractions of the human soul " . 

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 Despite this popularity , he was censured by some critics for indiscretion in reporting private conversations . At one point he fought a bloodless duel with Captain Frederick Marryat , then editor of the Metropolitan Magazine , after Willis sent a private letter of Marryat 's to George Pope Morris , who had it printed . Still , in 1835 Willis was popular enough to introduce Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to important literary figures in England , including Ada Byron , daughter of Lord Byron . 

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 Irving 's reputation soared , and for the next two years , he led an active social life in Paris and Britain , where he was often feted as an anomaly of literature : an upstart American who dared to write English well . 

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 Miller 's charisma — coupled with the unprecedented popularity of the Australians — made him much sought after for social events . His friendship with Princess Margaret was particularly scrutinised by the media . 
