Hunter Davies

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Hunter Davies (born 7 January 1936) is a prolific British author, journalist and broadcaster, best known for his books about The Beatles. He wrote a wry column in Punch called Father's Day.

Although raised in Carlisle, he was born in Scotland to Scottish parents and considers himself Scottish. Davies is married to the writer Margaret Forster and has a daughter Caitlin Davies who is also an author.

Davies also wrote a biography of Alfred Wainwright, and contributed to the autobiography of footballer Wayne Rooney. He has also helped with the autobiographies of Paul Gascoigne and Dwight Yorke.

He is a supporter of the English Premier League Football club Tottenham Hotspur, and writes a football column for the New Statesman magazine which is written in his trademark humorous, irreverent tone. A compilation of these articles was released as a book, 'The Fan' in 2005 by Pomona Press.

[edit] Selected works

Here we go 'round the mulberry bush (1965)
The Beatles, (1968)^[1]
The Beatles, (1978), McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-015463-5
The Beatles, (2nd Revised Edition, 1985), McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-015526-7.
Come On, Ossie! (1985) illustrator Malou Bonicos. Bodley Head Children's Books: ISBN 0-3703-0895-6.
Ossie Goes Supersonic (1986) illustrator Malou Bonicos. Bodley Head Children's Books: ISBN 0-3703-1007-1.
Ossie the Millionaire (1987) illustrator Malou Bonicos. Bodley Head Children's Books: ISBN 0-3703-1111-6.
A Walk Round The Lakes, (2000), Orion. ISBN 0-7528-3390-1.
The Quarrymen, (2001), Omnibus. ISBN 0-7119-8526-X.

[edit] References

^ Gass, Glenn (June 2002). Interview with Hunter Davies. Z401: The Music of The Beatles. Indiana University School of Music. Retrieved on February 4, 2007. “Released in 1968, when the group's future still seemed limitless, the book was an engaging and surprisingly honest firsthand account.”