Norman, Barry

views updated

NORMAN, Barry

NORMAN, Barry. British. Genres: Novels, Film. Career: BBC-TV, London, England, writer and presenter of the weekly film review Film, 1973- 98, writer and presenter of Omnibus, 1982; presenter Barry Norman's Film Night, Sky Premiere. Publications: NOVELS: The Matter of Mandrake, 1967; The Hounds of Sparta, 1968; End Product, 1976; A Series of Defeats, 1977; To Nick a Good Body, 1978; Have a Nice Day, 1981; Sticky Wicket, 1984; The Birddog Tape, 1992; The Mickey Mouse Affair, 1995, in US as The Butterfly Tattoo; Death on Sunset, 1998. NONFICTION: Tales of the Redundance Kid, 1975; The Hollywood Greats, 1979; The Movie Greats, 1981; The Film Greats, 1985; Talking Pictures, 1987; One Hundred Best Films of the Century, 1992, rev. ed., 1998; (with E. Norman) Barry Norman's Video Guide, 1993, 3rd ed., 1995; (with E. Norman) The Radio Times Family Video Guide, 1995; And Why Not?, 2002. Address: c/o Curtis Brown Ltd, 28/29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4SP, England.