Philip French
British film critic and former radio producer (1933-2015)
Philip Neville French OBE (28 August 1933 – 27 October 2015) was a British movie critic and former radio producer. French began his career in journalism in the late 1950s, before becoming a BBC Radio producer, and later a movie critic.
Philip French | |
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Born | Philip Neville French 28 August 1933 |
Died | 27 October 2015 | (aged 82)
Cause of death | Heart attack |
Education | Bristol Grammar School |
Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford Indiana University Bloomington |
Occupation | Film critic |
Years active | 1957–2013 |
Spouse | Kersti French |
Children | 3 |
He began writing for The Observer in 1963, and continued to write criticism regularly there until his retirement in 2013.[1]
French was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in December 2012.[1] He died of a heart attack at the age of 82.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shoard, Catherine (27 October 2015). "Philip French, much-loved Observer film critic, dies at the age of 82". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 27 October 2015.