Editing Peter Fleming (writer) (section)

==Early life==
Peter Fleming was one of four sons of the [[barrister]] and [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) [[Valentine Fleming]], who was killed in action during World War I in 1917, having served as MP for [[Henley (UK Parliament constituency)|Henley]] from 1910. Fleming was educated at [[Durnford School]] and at [[Eton College|Eton]], where he edited the ''Eton College Chronicle''. The Peter Fleming Owl (the English meaning of "Strix", the name under which he later wrote for ''[[The Spectator]]'') is still awarded every year to the best contributor to the ''Chronicle''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coleshillhouse.com/captain-peter-fleming.php|title=Captain Peter Fleming|website=www.coleshillhouse.com|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> He went on from Eton to [[Christ Church, Oxford]], and graduated with a first-class degree in English.

Fleming was a member of the [[Bullingdon Club]] during his time at Oxford.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://literary007.com/2017/10/05/expedition-fleming-writer-traveller-soldier-spy/|title=Expedition Fleming: Writer, Traveller, Soldier, Spy|date=2017-10-05|website=Artistic Licence Renewed|language=en|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> On 10 December 1935 he married the actress [[Celia Johnson]] (1908–1982), best known for her roles in the films ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' and ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (film)|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]''.<ref>{{cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31289|title=The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|year=2004}}</ref>