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J. B. Morton. John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael Morton, better known by his preferred abbreviation J. B. Morton (7 June 1893 – 10 May 1979), was an English humorous writer noted for authoring a column called "By the Way" under the pen name ' Beachcomber ' in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975. G. K. Chesterton described Morton as "a huge ...
J.B. Morton. John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael Morton, CBE, who is best known by his preferred abbreviation J.B. Morton, was the only child of Edward Morton (Author of San Toy) and Rosamond (daughter of Captain Devereux Bingham of Wartnaby Hall, Leicestershire). He went to Harrow School, and later remarked "What on God's earth do people mean ...
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J.B. Morton has 66 books on Goodreads with 398 ratings. J.B. Morton’s most popular book is The Adventures of Mr Thake.
Morton, J B. Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author. (1893-1979) UK author active from before World War One, then in active service 1914-1916, his war experiences being reflected in his first (untypical) novel, The Barber of Putney ( 1919; rev 1934 ); his second book, Gorgeous Poetry: 1911-1920: First Series (coll 1920 chap) as by J B ...
Jan 1, 1974 · J.B. Morton was 'Beachcomber' for more than half a century, writing the 'By The Way' column in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975, and for most of that time producing it six days of the week. Remarkably, the quality of the writing remained constantly high throughout, and 'Beachcomer' became a byword for absurdity: "It was like something out of ...
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Morton, J. B. (1893–1979) in A Dictionary of Writers and their Works (2) Length: 38 words View all related items in Oxford Reference »
