Gyles Brandreth
Author of Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders
About the Author
Gyles Brandreth worked in theatre, television and publishing before becoming MP for the City of Chester and a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in John Major's government. He is now a London correspondent for CBS television, presents LBC's weekly arts review for ITN radio, and is editor-at-large of show more the Sunday Telegraph Review. Brandreth first worked with Sir John Gielgud in the 1970s at the Oxford Playhouse (where Gielgud originally appeared in 1924) and wrote his first celebration of Gielgud's life and work to mark the actor's eightieth birthday in 1984 show less
Image credit: Photo by Fatimah Namdar
Series
Works by Gyles Brandreth
Word Play: A cornucopia of puns, anagrams and other contortions and curiosities of the English language (1982) 57 copies
Word Play 7 copies
Elizabeth: An intimate portrait from the writer who knew her and her family for over fifty years (2022) 5 copies
Favorite Indoor Games 4 copies
Elizabeth: An intimate portrait from the writer who knew her and her family for over fifty years 2 copies
A Game A Day Book 1 copy
The BIG BOOK OF LITTLE POEMS 1 copy
Shazzam! 1 copy
The Puzzle Party Fun Book 1 copy
Associated Works
The Assassin's Cloak: An Anthology of the World's Greatest Diarists (2000) — Contributor, some editions — 550 copies
Welcome to Just a Minute: The Official Companion to Britain’s Best-Loved Radio Comedy (1849) — Contributor — 20 copies
It's Not What You Know: Series 5 — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney
- Other names
- Cuthwellis, Edgar
- Birthdate
- 1948-03-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Germany
Hollywood, California, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
New York, New York, USA - Education
- Lycée Francais Charles de Gaulle
Bedales School
Oxford University (New College) - Occupations
- politician
media personality
Member of Parliament
writer
actor - Organizations
- British Scrabble Championships (founder)
Oxford Union - Awards and honors
- European Monopoly champion
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Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 270
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 4,773
- Popularity
- #5,262
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 133
- ISBNs
- 551
- Languages
- 10
- Favorited
- 3