Terence de Vere White

Terence de Vere White (29 April 1912 – 17 June 1994) was an Irish lawyer, writer and editor.
Life.
Career.
Born in Dublin, de Vere White studied at Trinity College, Dublin where he qualified as a solicitor. He later became a partner in a leading Dublin law firm. He gave up law when he became the literary editor of "The Irish Times", a post he held from 1961 to 1977. He retired from the newspaper in 1977.
He wrote twelve novels, five biographies, two volumes of short stories and five other books of general interest.
Personal life.
de Vere White married Mary O'Farrell in 1941 and they had two sons and a daughter. He was also the father of Dervla Murphy's daughter, born in 1968. 
At the time of his death, he was married to Victoria Glendinning.