Alexander Waugh

Alexander Waugh

Alexander Waugh (born 1963) is an English writer, critic, composer, cartoonist, record producer and television presenter. He was educated at the University of Manchester and University of Surrey where he gained degrees in Music.

Alexander Waugh was the Chief Opera Critic of the "Mail on Sunday" (1990-91) and of "The Evening Standard" (1991-1996). He is the grandson of Evelyn Waugh and eldest son of Auberon Waugh. His books on music include ' (1995) and ' (1996). He reviews non-fiction books regularly for the British press and has contributed cartoons to "The Literary Review" and "The Daily Telegraph". His books ' (1999) and "God" (2002) are written in a type of prose that uses irony and wit to impart condensed information. His biography ' (2004) is a portrait of the male relations across five generations in his own family. It was made into 90-minute BBC documentary film in 2005. In 2006 he presented the BBC television documentary " [http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/programme/LAAK263P "The Piano – A Love Affair"] ". His theatre piece "Bon Voyage!" (co-written with his brother Nathaniel Waugh) won the 12th Vivian Ellis Award for Best New Musical.

Books

* "" (De Agostini, 1995; Macmillan, 1995)
* "" (De Agostini, 1996)
* "" (Headline 1999; Carroll and Graf 2000)
* "God" (Headline 2002; St Martin’s Press 2004)
* "" (Headline 2004: Nan Talese 2007)

External links

* [http://www.hodderheadline.co.uk/index.asp?url=authordetails.asp&author=6185 Hodder Headline author page]
* "The Daily Telegraph", July 17, 1998, [http://www.travelman.co.uk/Light%20reading%20on%20the%206.15 "Light Reading on the 6.15: Alexander Waugh interviewed by Eliza Charlton"]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/waughs.shtml The Waughs - Fathers and Sons]
* [http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/contributor/563786 Alexander Waugh's appearances on BBC television and radio]
* "The Daily Telegraph", September 1, 2004, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/09/01/bowaugh01.xml "Fathers, Sons, Feuds and Myths: Alexander Waugh interviewed by Sam Leith"]
* The New Yorker review of Fathers and Sons, by Joan Acocella [http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2007/07/02/070702crbo_books_acocella]


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