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Amery was a problem child who ran through a succession of private tutors.

Like his father, he was sent to Harrow, but left after only a year, being described by his housemaster as " without doubt, the most difficult boy I have ever tried to manage ".

Living in his father's shadow, he strove to make his own way by embarking on a career in film production.

Over a period, he set up a number of independent companies, all of which failed ; these endeavours rapidly led to bankruptcy.