author
Beverley Baxter
1891–1964
A sharp-tongued journalist, theatre critic, and politician, he moved from Toronto to Britain and built a career that put him close to both the stage and the center of public life. His books mix wit, observation, and insider knowledge of politics, society, and performance.
2 Audiobooks
The Parts Men Play
by Beverley Baxter
The Blower of Bubbles
by Beverley Baxter
About the author
Born in Toronto on January 8, 1891, Beverley Baxter became a Canadian-born writer who made most of his career in Britain. He worked as a journalist for the Daily Express, later wrote as a theatre critic for the Evening Standard, and was widely known for a polished, readable style that brought public life vividly to the page.
Alongside journalism, he wrote novels, memoir-like works, and political commentary. His career also reached into politics: he served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1935 until his death in 1964, and he was knighted in 1954.
That unusual blend of newspaperman, critic, and MP helps explain the appeal of his writing. Whether he was describing the theater, Westminster, or the personalities around him, he wrote with the confidence of someone who had seen events from the inside.