Neil Norman (b. Neil J Streitberger ) is a British

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and

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. A journalist on the ''

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'' in the early 1970s, Norman became a film critic for '' The Face'' and in the ensuing years a reviewer of film and theatre for various cinema magazines and national newspapers. He joined the ''

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'' in 1986 as a film critic and feature writer. He appeared regularly as a contributor to the Sky Arts serie
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He is co-author of a book about the 1985 film '' Insignificance'' and the

Robbie Coltrane Anthony Robert McMillan (30 March 195014 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the ''Harry Potter'' film series. He was appointe ...

biography ''Looking For Robbie''. His plays have been performed in London, Toronto and New York.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Norman, Neil Living people British dramatists and playwrights British theatre critics British male dramatists and playwrights Year of birth missing (living people)