Zocalo Panel on the Life of Christopher Isherwood

Thursday December 9, 2010 The Hammer Museum British writer Christopher Isherwood arrived in Los Angeles after a long, slow bus ride from New York, where he had emigrated with his friend W.H. Auden. After unforgettably chronicling the underworld of interwar Berlin, Isherwood settled into L.A. and its circle of European émigrés, writers, painters, and spiritual seekers - Aldous Huxley, Truman Capote, David Hockney, and Don Bachardy, who would become Isherwood's longtime partner after a chance meeting on Valentine's Day on the beach. Isherwood wrote for Hollywood - and unlike so many novelists, enjoyed it - translated Hindu scripture, hung out at Musso and Frank's, and captured L.A. in some of his most acclaimed works.......more from Zocalo Public Square The Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA Parking is available under the museum. There is a $3 flat rate after 6:00 p.m.