David Nathan (journalist)

David Nathan (journalist)

David Nathan (9 December 1926 – 21 April 2001) was a British journalist.

Born in Manchester, he joined the Daily Herald in 1955.[1] Initially employed as a general reporter, he became a drama critic and entertainment writer on the newspaper. From 1962 he was a contributor to satirical comedy programmes broadcast by BBC television, including That Was The Week That Was on which he collaborated with Dennis Potter.

By the 1970s he was a drama critic on The Jewish Chronicle and became the weeklies deputy editor in 1985 remaining in the post until 2001.[1]

Nathan co-wrote the first biography of comedian Tony Hancock with his second wife Freddie Hancock, originally published in 1969, and biographies of the actors John Hurt and Glenda Jackson

References

  1. ^ a b Michael Freedland Obituary: David Nathan, The Guardian, 25 April 2001

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