David Nathan (9 December 1926 – 21 April 2001) was a British journalist. Born in Manchester, he joined the '' Daily Herald'' in 1955.Michael Freedlan
Obituary: David Nathan
''The Guardian'', 25 April 2001 Initially employed as a general reporter, he became a drama critic and entertainment writer on the newspaper. From 1962 he was a contributor to satirical comedy programmes broadcast by

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television, including ''

That Was The Week That Was ''That Was the Week That Was'', informally ''TWTWTW'' or ''TW3'', is a satirical television comedy programme that aired on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced, and directed by Ned Sherrin and Jack (aka John) Duncan, and pr ...

'' on which he collaborated with

Dennis Potter Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978) and '' The Singing Detective'' ...

during 1963.Humphrey Carpenter ''That Was Satire That Was: The Satire Boom in the 1960s'', London: Victor Gollancz, 2000, p.232 By the 1970s he was a drama critic on ''

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'' and became the newspaper's deputy editor in 1985 remaining in the post until 2001. Nathan co-wrote the first biography of

Tony Hancock Anthony John Hancock (12 May 1924 – 25 June 1968) was an English comedian and actor. High-profile during the 1950s and early 1960s, he had a major success with his BBC series '' Hancock's Half Hour'', first broadcast on radio from 1954, ...

with the comedian's second wife Freddie – the first edition of this book was published in 1969. He also wrote biographies of the actors

John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 28 January 2017) was an English actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his time and known for the "most distinctive voice in Cinema of the United Kingdom, Britain", he was described by David Ly ...

and

Glenda Jackson Glenda May Jackson (9 May 1936 – 15 June 2023) was an English actress and politician. Over the course of her distinguished career she received List of awards and nominations received by Glenda Jackson, numerous accolades including two Academy ...

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* 1926 births 2001 deaths British male journalists British theatre critics Presidents of the Critics' Circle Writers from Manchester {{UK-journalist-stub