Richard Huggett (born 25 April 1929, London, England, died 15 April 2000 in
Surrey
Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...
, England) was an English actor, author, and playwright.
He best-known plays are ''
The First Night of Pygmalion'' (1968) and ''A Talent To Abuse'' (1981), both originally written and performed by Huggett himself as
one-man shows. ''The First Night of Pygmalion'' was later adapted for television in 1969 and again in 1975. ''A Talent to Abuse'', in which Huggett played writer
Evelyn Waugh
Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (; 28 October 1903 – 10 April 1966) was an English writer of novels, biographies, and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and book reviewer. His most famous works include the early satires ''Decli ...
, met with criticism from Waugh's son,
Auberon.
Huggett was also noted for his 1989 biography of British theatre producer
Binkie Beaumont
Hugh "Binkie" Beaumont (27 March 1908 - 22 March 1973) was a British theatre manager and producer, sometimes referred to as the " éminence grise" of the West End theatre. Though he shunned the spotlight so that his name was not known widely am ...
.
Works
Plays
* ''The Lupin-Blue Dress'' (1965)
* ''Good Egg'' (1967)
* ''The First Night of "Pygmalion"'' (1968)
* ''A Talent To Abuse'' (1981)
* ''A Weekend with Willie'' (BBC radio broadcast, 1981)
Nonfiction
* ''The Truth About Pygmalion'' (1969)
* ''The Wit of the Catholics'' (1971)
* ''The Wit and Humour of Sex'' (1975)
* ''Supernatural on Stage: Ghosts and Superstitions of the Theatre'' (1975)
* ''The Curse of Macbeth'' (1981)
* ''The Wit of Publishing'' (1987)
* ''Binkie Beaumont – Éminence Grise of the West End Theatre, 1933–1973.'' (1989) .
References
External links
*
Profile at Doollee.com(archived)
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1929 births
2000 deaths
20th-century English dramatists and playwrights
English male dramatists and playwrights
20th-century English male writers