Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Just like Jim Dixon, Kingsley Amis loved the drink so much that he wrote an entire book about all things alcoholic, titled On Drink. (Source)
He was also the subject of an article in the magazine "Modern Drunkard." (Source)
Kingsley went on to have a son named Martin Amis, who just so happens to also be a super-famous British writer, probably best known for his book, Money. (Source)
In case you were wondering if Jim Dixon and Kingsley Amis are almost the same person, here's food for thought. Like Jim, Kingsley wrote an academic article to improve his standing with a university, gave another article to a shady Argentinian agency that never published it, and was failed by his examiners at Oxford University. And did we mention he loved to drink? (Source)