Sir Winston Churchill

1874-1965

Winston S. Churchill has been called 'the greatest Briton'. An international statesman, orator, biographer, historian and author, his works remain in print with the world's leading publishers.

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was the elder son of Lord Randolph Churchill and his American wife, Jennie Jerome. He was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst and spent several years in the army before becoming a newspaper correspondent and then an MP. His cabinet positions included First Lord of the Admiralty at the outbreak of World War I. Churchill became Prime Minister in 1940 and, for five years, led Britain though its 'finest hour'. Defeated in the July 1945 election, he was Leader of the Opposition until re-elected Prime Minister in 1951. He was knighted in 1953 and, in the same year, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

In 1908 he married Clementine Ogilvy, who gave him life-long support, and they had four daughters and one son.

Churchill Permissions

The literary works of Sir Winston Churchill 1874-1965 remain in copyright and are administered by Curtis Brown on behalf of his Literary Estate.

If you would like to apply for permission to use a quote from Sir Winston Churchill's speeches (written and audio), Sir Winston's other writing or photographs from the Broadwater Collection (held at the Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge), please send an email to: churchillpermissions@curtisbrown.co.uk

A request form will be sent to you. Please complete and then email it back to us at:

Email: churchillpermissions@curtisbrown.co.uk
fax: +44 (0)20 7393 4401
post: Churchill Permissions, Curtis Brown Group Ltd, Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4SP

Please note that we receive a high volume of requests so it is important to apply as far ahead of your deadline as possible. We will try to respond to your application within 4-6 weeks.

In many cases Curtis Brown also administers the literary copyrights of: Clementine Churchill; Mary, Lady Soames; Lord Randolph Churchill; Lady Randolph Churchill (Jenny Jerome); Jack Churchill; Henry (Peregrine) Winston Spencer Churchill; Randolph Churchill; and Winston S. Churchill 1940-2010.

Please contact us separately for details on clearance for these copyright works.