Obit for Columnist Keith Waterhouse (Sep 2009)

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From: Acorn4
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 07:18 AM

Keith Waterhouse died yesterday. I remember most fondly those humourous and perceptive columns that he wrote for the Mirror in the seventies. A great writer and exposer of pretentiousness and hypocrisy in all its forms. RIP Keith

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From: alanabit
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 07:22 AM

That is bad news. His level headed, clear, compassionate writing was a great influence on me as I grew up.

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From: alex s
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 08:01 AM

I loved his stuff, like the "society for the abolition of the aberrant apostrophe". wonderful.

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From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 08:28 AM

Grateful for him for "Mrs Pooter's Diary". Like so many of the best books it's out of print now, but it's worth trying to get hold of a copy.

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From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 10:55 AM

Kevin, thanks for that link. It leads to some other interesting novels online. And that looks like an interesting "diary."

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From: gnu
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 11:43 AM

Great talent. RIP.

Subject: RE: Obit for Columnist Keith Waterhouse (Sep 2009)
From: GUEST,Shimrod
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 05:02 PM

It's very strange but the day before yesterday I found myself thinking about Mr Waterhouse's very funny novel, Billy Liar - a book that I last read 30 or 40 years ago. I have a great hankering to read it again now - I wonder if it's still in print?

Subject: RE: Obit for Columnist Keith Waterhouse (Sep 2009)
From: Peace
Date: 05 Sep 09 - 06:03 PM

Available here.