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'''Jonathan Croall''' (born 19 August 1941) is a British author and journalist.
'''Jonathan Croall''' was born on 19 August 1941 in [[Amersham]], [[Buckinghamshire]]. He was brought up in [[Battersea]] in south [[London]]: his father was the film and stage actor [[John Stuart (actor)|John Stuart]], his mother the actress, teacher and voice coach Barbara Francis. He was educated at St Christopher School, a progressive school in [[Letchworth]], [[Hertfordshire]] (1949-1959), and at St John’s College, [[Cambridge]], where he studied English Literature and Modern Languages (1960-1963). After teaching English at the Lycée Jean-Baptiste-Say in [[Paris]], he worked as an editor in publishing with [[Cassell]], [[Penguin]], [[Oxford University Press]], and Writers and Readers; later he was managing editor of Bedford Square Press.▼
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He subsequently worked as an editor and a journalist in newspapers and magazines. He was successively features editor of the [[Times Educational Supplement]]; co-founder and editor of ''Arts Express'' magazine; editor of ''StageWrite'', the magazine of the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]; and programme editor at the [[Old Vic]] theatre. During this time he wrote about education, the arts, health, history, and the environment for the [[Guardian]], the [[Daily Telegraph]], the [[Sunday Times]], [[New Society]] and [[Vole]] magazine.▼
After teaching English at the Lycée Jean-Baptiste-Say in Paris, he worked as an editor in publishing with [[Cassell (publisher)|Cassell]], [[Penguin Group|Penguin]], [[Oxford University Press]], and Writers and Readers; later he was managing editor of Bedford Square Press.
He is the author of twenty books, most notably biographies of [[AS Neill]], [[John Gielgud]] and [[Sybil Thorndike]], and books about the work of the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in Britain. ''The Coming of Godot: A Short History of a Masterpiece'' was nominated for the 2005 [[Theatre Book Prize]]. He adapted and directed for the stage his oral history ''Don’t You Know There’s a War On?'' His children’s novel ''Sent Away'' was based on the true story of the child migrant scandal. His latest work is ''Forgotten Stars: My Father and the British Silent Film World''.▼
▲He subsequently worked as an editor and a journalist in newspapers and magazines. He was successively features editor of the ''[[TES (magazine)|Times Educational Supplement]];'' co-founder and editor of ''Arts Express'' magazine; editor of ''StageWrite'', the magazine of the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]; and programme editor at the [[Old Vic]] theatre. During this time he wrote about education, the arts, health, history, and the environment for
His eldest son Ben Croall is a music journalist who writes under the name Carl Loben; his youngest son Julius Croall is a musician and guitar teacher. His partner is the playwright Lesley Bruce.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/11/john-stuart-actor-silent-film-star My dad, the silent film star] (''My dad, the silent film star'' – Jonthan Croall)</ref>▼
▲He is the author of twenty books, most notably biographies of [[AS Neill]], [[John Gielgud]] and [[Sybil Thorndike]], and books about
* {{cite book | last = Croall | first = Jonathan | title = Forgotten Stars: My Father and the British Silent Film World | year = 2013 | publisher = Fantom Publishing | location = London | isbn = 978-1-781960-91-2}}▼
▲His eldest son Ben Croall is a music journalist who writes under the name Carl Loben; his youngest son Julius Croall is a musician and guitar teacher. His partner is the playwright Lesley Bruce.<ref>[
* {{cite book | last = Croall | first = Jonathan | title = Gielgoodies! The Wit and Wisdom (& Gaffes) of John Gielgud | year = 2012 | publisher = [[Oberon Books]] | location = London | isbn = 978-1-844138-08-1}}▼
* {{cite book | last = Croall | first = Jonathan | title = John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star | year = 2011 | publisher = Methuen Drama | location = London | isbn = 978-1-408131-06-0}}▼
== Publications ==
* {{cite book | last = Croall | first = Jonathan | title = Sybil Thorndike: A Star Of Life | year = 2008 | publisher = Haus Publishing | location = London | isbn = 978-1-905791-92-7}}▼
* Performing Hamlet: Actors in the Modern Age, London: Bloomsbury Publishing 2018 {{ISBN|978-1-350-03076-3}}
* {{cite book | last = Croall | first = Jonathan | title = Buzz Buzz! Playwrights, Actors and Directors at the National Theatre | year = 2008 | publisher = Methuen | location = London | isbn = 978-1-408105-20-7}}▼
* Editor, This Once Was Us: The Life and Death of Penguin Education, Penguin Collectors Society 2018 {{ISBN|978-0-9931106-8-9}}
* {{cite book | last = Croall | first = Jonathan | title = Peter Hall's "Bacchai" (The National Theatre at Work) | year = 2008 | publisher = [[Oberon Books]] | location = London | isbn = 978-1-840028-17-1}}▼
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* {{cite book | title = Don’t Shoot the Goalkeeper | year = 1976| publisher = Oxford University Press | location = London | isbn = 978-0-199132-32-4}}
== References ==
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