Search results
John Basil Boothroyd (also known as J. B. Boothroyd; 4 March 1910 – 27 February 1988) was an English humorous writer, best known for his long association with Punch.
Nov 4, 2020 · Basil Boothroyd, Cuckfield's comic genius. Basil Boothroyd in 1971. Those who were living in the village in the 1960s to 80s will fondly remember Cuckfield’s famous resident humorist Basil Boothroyd who died in 1988 at the age of 78.
Basil Boothroyd was born on 4 March 1910 in Worksop, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Perfect Woman (1949), The Inheritance (1950) and The Delavine Affair (1955). He died in 1988.
- Writer, Actor
- March 4, 1910
- Basil Boothroyd
Jan 19, 2020 · The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter brings back Basil Boothroyd’s quietly comic classic from the Seventies, with Ian Carmichael as the amiable crime writer who never quite finishes anything and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, who does.
Nov 27, 2022 · Basil Boothroyd (author of biography and Prince Phillip, and many books) Peelers, Church Street, Cuckfield, Sussex. If y0u haven't read it already do read Basil Boothroyd, Cuckfield's comic genius there is a hilarious Christmas anecdote in it.
Boothroyd’s chief literary work outside the comic essay genre was an official biography of Prince Philip undertaken at the request of its subject in which he described the Prince as a man of invincible honesty‘ ’ and ‘great kindness’.
1-16 of 26 results. Results. The Small Intricate Life of Gerald C. Potter: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama. by Basil Boothroyd, Ian Carmichael, et al. 2. Audible Audiobooks. £000. £25.99. Free with Audible trial. Available instantly. The house about a man. by J.B. Boothroyd and George Sprod | 1 Jan 1959. Hardcover. SHOULDER TO LAUGH ON AN AUTOBIO.
