John Russell Taylor
John Russell Taylor | |
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| Born | 19 June 1935 Dover, Kent, England |
| Died | 18 August 2025 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge Courtauld Institute of Art |
| Occupations | Critic, author |
John Russell Taylor (19 June 1935 – 18 August 2025) was an English critic and author. He was the author of critical studies of British theatre; of critical biographies of such figures in film as Alfred Hitchcock, Alec Guinness, Orson Welles, Vivien Leigh, and Ingrid Bergman; of Strangers in Paradise: The Hollywood Emigres 1933–1950 (1983); and several books on art.