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Richard Findlater
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Richard Findlater (1921–1985) was a British theatre critic and biographer.
Early life
[edit]Career
[edit]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; a history of stage censorship, Banned; and an account of contemporary British theatre, The Unholy Trade.[2]
Publications
[edit]- 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
[edit]From 1948 to 1962, he was married to the journalist and showbusiness interviewer Romany Bain, with whom he had four children. One of their sons became an Anglican priest-clown known as Roly Bain or "Holy Roly".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Romany Bain: Show-business interviewer who charmed Richard Burton and later worked for Larry Lamb at 'The Sun'". The Independent. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Richard Findlater". The Dan Leno Project. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Coveney, Michael (19 January 2004). "Obituary: Helen Osborne | Global | The Guardian". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "The Reverend Roly Bain, priest and clown – obituary". The Telegraph. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
