Michael Billington Bio | Wiki
Michael Billington is a renowned British author and art critic. He writes for The Guardian and blogs for guardian.co.uk. Michael was the paper’s chief drama critic from 1971 to 2019. He is also the authorized biographer of the playwright Harold Pinter from 1930 to 2008. Previously, he blogged for Whatsonstage.com. His broadcasting career had begun by 1965. In addition, he was appointed OBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to the theatre.
Michael Billington Age
He was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England on November 16, 1939. Michael is 83 years old.
Michael Billington Height
He is a man of average stature. Michael stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.70 m).
Michael Billington Family
He was born to his hardworking parents in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. Michael holds British nationality. He has kept his parents whereabouts away from the public.
Michael Billington Wife
He is hitched to his loving wife Jeanine Bradlaugh in 1978. The duo is parents of one daughter. Jeanine and Michael reside in Chiswick and he is a supporter of the Labour Party.
Michael Billington Education
He received his high school diploma from Warwick School, an independent boys’ school in Warwick. Michael then enrolled at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, from 1958 to 1961 graduating with a degree in English, and was appointed theatre critic of Cherwell. He was a member of the Oxford University Dramatic Society in 1959 and played the Priest in The Birds, by Aristophanes.
Michael Billington The Guardian
In 1961, he left Oxford and began working as an art critic in Liverpool for the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo. He then worked as a public liaison officer and director for the Lincoln Theatre Company, in Lincolnshire from 1962 to 1964. Michael then spent six years reviewing television, films and plays as an art critic for The Times. Moreover, he was also a film reviewer for the Birmingham Post from 1968 to 1978 and for The Illustrated London News from 1968 to 1981.
Michael served as a London arts correspondent for The New York Times in the 1980s. Since 1988, he serves as a drama critic for Country Life. Further, he was a presenter in the Critics Forum that ended in 1990, and the Kaleidoscope arts program. Michael has also contributed to other British arts and drama radio and television programs.
He writes for The Guardian and blogs for guardian.co.uk. Michael was the paper’s chief drama critic from 1971 to 2019. He is also the authorized biographer of the playwright Harold Pinter from 1930 to 2008. Previously, he blogged for Whatsonstage.com. In addition, his latest book is 101 Greatest Plays in 2015.
Some of Michael’s colleagues at The Guardian include:
Sid Lowe – Spanish Football Correspondent
Rachel Roddy – Contributor
Tamal Ray – Columnist
Meera Sodha – ‘New Vegan’ columnist
Julia Carrie Wong – Technology Reporter
Lucy Mangan – Columnist, Features Writer, and Tv Critic
Peter Bradshaw – Chief Film Critic
Michael Billington Salary
He writes for The Guardian and blogs for guardian.co.uk. Michael’s salary is $90,560 annually.
Michael Billington Net Worth
Michael is a renowned British author and art critic with a net worth of $1 Million.
Where Is Michael Billington
He writes for The Guardian and blogs for guardian.co.uk. Michael was the paper’s chief drama critic from 1971 to 2019. He is also the authorized biographer of the playwright Harold Pinter from 1930 to 2008. Previously, he blogged for Whatsonstage.com. His broadcasting career had begun by 1965. In addition, he was appointed OBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to the theatre.
How Old Is Michael Billington
Michael is 83 years old born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England on November 16, 1939.
Is Michael Billington Married
He is hitched to his loving wife Jeanine Bradlaugh in 1978. The duo is parents of one daughter. Jeanine and Michael reside in Chiswick and he is a supporter of the Labour Party.