James Leavey (9 December 1947 – 24 June 2023) was a British travel and comedy writer, freelance journalist, broadcaster, editor and YouTuber.

Biography

James Leavey was born in

Beckenham Beckenham () is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. Prior to 1965, it was part of Kent. It is situated north of Elmers End and Eden Park, east of Penge, south of Lower Sydenham and Bellingham, and west ...

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

, on 9 December 1947. Leavey's appearance on the '' BBC Horizon'' programme, "We Love Cigarettes". attracted criticism. Leavey also wrote ''The

Harrods Harrods is a Listed building, Grade II listed luxury department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. It was designed by C. W. Stephens for Charles Digby Harrod, and opened in 1905; it replaced the first store on the ground ...

Pocket Guide to Fine Cigars''. He wrote regularly for ''Cigar Journal'' and other magazines. He is the author of the ''

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Guide to Smoking in London'' and the ''

Guide to Smoking in Scotland: Where To Light Up'' (1999). Leavey died on 24 June 2023, at the age of 75.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leavey, James 1947 births 2023 deaths British male journalists People from Beckenham Comedians from Kent British comedy writers British YouTubers