Philip French
Philip French OBE | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
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
- ↑ 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.