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4 unusual facts about Lucky Jim


Cwmrhydyceirw

Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis makes brief reference to an academic text by the fictional Professor Haines of Swansea University on the topic of medieval Cwmrhydyceirw.

Jake's Thing

There are many strong parallels between Jake and Jim Dixon of Lucky Jim, and Stanley of Stanley and the Women

Relationships that influenced Philip Larkin

She is said to be the model for the character of Margaret Peel, Jim Dixon's manipulative on-again-off-again girlfriend, in Kingsley Amis's novel Lucky Jim (1954).

Take a Girl Like You

There is an anti-hero—Patrick Standish—who, like the eponymous hero of Lucky Jim, is at odds with academic authority.


Royal Masonic School for Boys

Both schools were commonly used for films (such as Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Lucky Jim (twice), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and numerous TV shows) from the 1950s until recently.


see also

Emil Norlander

For some of his songs he borrowed well-known melodies from abroad: Fredssång (Silver Threads Among the Gold), Lycklige John (Lucky Jim) and Kärlek På Italienska Och Svenska (Santa Lucia).

Jimmy Wheeler

Born Ernest Remnant in Battersea, he acquired the name Jimmy from George Formby (Senior), who introduced him on stage early in his career as 'Lucky Jim'.