Richard Findlater
Richard Findlater (1921–1985) was a British theatre critic and biographer.
Early life
He was born Kenneth Bruce Findlater Bain, but worked under the pen-name Richard Findlater.[1][2]
Career
Findlater was arts editor for The Observer, and became assistant editor in 1963.[2][3]
He wrote 18 books, including biographies of Michael Redgrave, Peggy Ashcroft, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Lillian Baylis and Joseph Grimaldi; the definitive history of stage censorship, Banned; and an account of contemporary British theatre, The Unholy Trade.[2]
Publications
- Grimaldi: King of Clowns, 1955.
- Michael Redgrave, Mask or Face, 1958
- Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, MacGibbon & Kee, 1968
- Comic Cuts: A Bedside Sampler Of Censorship In Action Richard Findlater (ed) (Andre Deutsch, 1970) (illustrated by Willie Rushton)
- At the Royal Court: 25 Years of the English Stage Company, Amber Lane Press (1981); ISBN 0-906399-22-X
Personal life
From 1948 to 1962, he was married to the journalist and show business interviewer Romany Bain, with whom he had four children. She subsequently married jazz bandleader Tommy Watt, with whom she had a son, the musician Ben Watt.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Romany Bain: Show-business interviewer who charmed Richard Burton and later worked for Larry Lamb at 'The Sun'". The Independent. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Richard Findlater". The Dan Leno Project. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Obituary: Helen Osborne | Global | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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