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| ⚫ | '''Leonard Russell''' was an English journalist and satirist, known for editing ''Press Gang! Crazy World Chronicle'' (London 1937), a collection of satirical articles, supposedly real articles from British newspapers. Contributors included Russell, [[Cyril Connolly]], [[Hilaire Belloc]], [[Ronald Knox]] and [[A. G. Macdonnell]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Press Gang! Crazy World Chronicle – EDITED BY LEONARD RUSSELL | website=antiqbook.co.uk | url=http://www.antiqbook.co.uk/boox/bookl/106875.shtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904040841/http://www.antiqbook.co.uk/boox/bookl/106875.shtml | archive-date=2011-09-04 | url-status=dead | access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The most memorable article is by [[Cyril Connolly]] entitled 'Where Engels Fears to Tread', a mock book review which paints a brilliantly comic portrait of [[Brian Howard (poet)|Brian Howard]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lancaster|first=Marie-Jaqueline|title=Brian Howard: Portrait of a Failure|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7IVRYLb2wcAC&pg=PA366|year=2005|publisher=Timewell Press|isbn=978-1-85725-211-8|page=366}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Leonard Russell''' |
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He married film critic [[Dilys Powell]] in 1943 and died aged 68 in 1974.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101710963/the-daily-telegraph/ | title=Clipped from the Daily Telegraph | newspaper=The Daily Telegraph | date=29 August 1974 | page=14 }}</ref> |
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*[https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadID=00115 Leonard Russell Letters] at the [[Harry Ransom Center]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 22 January 2024
Leonard Russell was an English journalist and satirist, known for editing Press Gang! Crazy World Chronicle (London 1937), a collection of satirical articles, supposedly real articles from British newspapers. Contributors included Russell, Cyril Connolly, Hilaire Belloc, Ronald Knox and A. G. Macdonnell.[1]
The most memorable article is by Cyril Connolly entitled 'Where Engels Fears to Tread', a mock book review which paints a brilliantly comic portrait of Brian Howard.[2]
He married film critic Dilys Powell in 1943 and died aged 68 in 1974.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Press Gang! Crazy World Chronicle – EDITED BY LEONARD RUSSELL". antiqbook.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Lancaster, Marie-Jaqueline (2005). Brian Howard: Portrait of a Failure. Timewell Press. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-85725-211-8.
- ^ "Clipped from the Daily Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. 29 August 1974. p. 14.
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