their "moralité douteuse" (dubious morality). He suffered from bad health in the 1950s, and committed suicide by taking an overdose of sedatives after the accidental death of his lover, Sam Langford (1926–1958), who died suddenly but naturally in Howard's bath. They were buried alongside each other at Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice. Evelyn Waugh wrote: "I used to know Brian Howard well—a dazzling young man to my innocent eyes. In later life he became very dangerous—constantly attacking people with his fists in public places—so I kept clear of him. He was consumptive but the immediate cause of his death was a broken heart." Marie-Jaqueline Lancaster wrote a biography of Howard. His long time friend Allanah Harper contributed useful anecdotes, but she objected to his being called a "failure" and to the emphasis on his homosexuality. References Portrait of a Failure (1968) Marie-Jacqueline Lancaster. Timewell Press. German Writers in French Exile, 1933–1940, by Martin Mauthner (London: 2007), . Children of the Sun: A Narrative of Decadence in England after 1918, by Martin Green (Basic Book Inc. 1976, Constable & Company 1977, Pimlico 1992), External links 1905 births 1958 suicides English gay writers British people of the Spanish Civil War MI5 personnel English people of American descent English people of Jewish descent People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford English LGBT poets 20th-century English poets Barbiturates-related deaths English male poets Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Air Force airmen 1958 deaths 20th-century LGBT people Drug-related deaths in France