- Journalist and Writer.
- In late 1976, he replaced the veteran critic Dilys Powell as chief film critic of the London "Sunday Times", a post he had sought for a long time. Ms. Powell, who was in her mid-70s, had resisted attempts to persuade her to retire, and continued to write about films for the newspaper for a time, albeit, to her chagrin, at much shorter length.
- His heavy drinking was well-known throughout his heyday as a London journalist; the satirical magazine "Private Eye" once referred to him as being "well-known for his extensive collection of empty bottles".
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