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J. B. (John Bennion) Booth
1880–1961
A lively chronicler of Edwardian London, J. B. Booth captured the colorful worlds of horse racing, theatre, boxing, and Fleet Street. His memoirs offer an entertaining glimpse into the personalities and behind-the-scenes life of early twentieth-century Britain.
1 Audiobook
Myself and others
by Jessie Millward, J. B. (John Bennion) Booth
About the author
John Bennion Booth was an English journalist and author, born on February 24, 1880. He studied at Victoria University of Manchester, earning an LL.B. in 1899, and by 1908 was working with The Sporting Times at its Fleet Street offices in London.
Writing as J. B. Booth, he drew on his experience of the newspaper and sporting worlds in books including Old Pink 'Un Days, Master and Men, Pink Parade, A Pink 'Un Remembers, and Sporting Times: The Pink 'Un World. He also wrote The Show Shop and co-authored Myself and Others with actress Jessie Millward, a memoir of theatrical life and stage personalities. Booth died in 1961.