Keith Waterhouse

1929–2009 · British writer

Keith Spencer Waterhouse CBE was a British novelist and newspaper columnist and the writer of many television series. He was also a noted arbiter of newspaper style and journalistic writing.

Keith Waterhouse, in order

1. 1961 Whistle Down the Wind: wrote · directed by Bryan Forbes
2. 1966 Torn Curtain: directed · critics 63%, audiences 52%
3. 1971 Budgie (TV series): created
4. 1974 Childhood (TV series): wrote
5. 1979 Charlie Muffin: wrote · directed by Jack Gold · streaming on Pluto TV