Leslie Halliwell | |
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| Born | Robert James Leslie Halliwell 23 February 1929 |
| Died | 21 January 1989 (aged 59) |
| Occupation(s) | Film critic, encyclopaedist |
| Years active | 1952−1987 |
Robert James Leslie Halliwell[1] (23 February 1929 – 21 January 1989) was a British film critic, encyclopaedist and television rights buyer for ITV, the British commercial network, and Channel 4. He is best known for his reference guides, Filmgoer's Companion (1965), a single volume film-related encyclopaedia featuring biographies (with credits) and technical terms, and Halliwell's Film Guide (1977), which is dedicated to individual films.
Anthony Quinton wrote in the Times Literary Supplement: "Immersed in the enjoyment of these fine books, one should look up for a moment to admire the quite astonishing combination of industry and authority in one man which has brought them into existence."[2]
Halliwell's promotion of the cinema through his books and seasons of "golden oldies'"on Channel 4 won him awards from the London Film Critics' Circle, the British Film Institute and a posthumous BAFTA.[3][4][5]
- ^ Halliwell's birth certificate: Apr/May/Jun 1929, Bolton, Vol 8c, Page 480
- ^ See the following book reviews: Anthony Quinton in The Times Literary Supplement, 25 November 1977; Charles Champlin in The Los Angeles Times, 4 May 1979; Benny Green in The Spectator, 11/1977; John Russell Taylor in The Times Educational Supplement, 2 June 1978; David Bartholomew in Library Journal Book Review, 1979; Variety, 23 December 1987.quoted in Halliwell's Horizon, Michael Binder, p.195
- ^ The Guardian, 6 December 1988 and 30 May 1997.
- ^ Broadcast magazine, 28 June 1985.
- ^ Bolton Evening News, 26 March 1990.
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