Barker, Dennis (Malcolm)
BARKER, Dennis (Malcolm)
BARKER, Dennis (Malcolm). British, b. 1929. Genres: Novels, Plays/Screenplays, Communications/Media, Crafts, Military/Defense/Arms control, Self help, Social commentary, Writing/Journalism, Documentaries/Reportage. Career: Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury, Ipswich, reporter, 1947-48; East Anglian Daily Times, Ipswich, reporter, feature writer, theatre and film critic, 1948-58; Express and Star, Wolverhampton, estates and property editor, feature writer, theatre critic and columnist, 1958-63. The Guardian, London, Midlands correspondent, Birmingham, 1963-67, reporter, feature writer, columnist, media correspondent, and obituarist, 1967-. Publications: Candidate of Promise, 1969; Candidate of Promise (screenplay); The Scandalisers, 1974; Soldiering On: An Unofficial Portrait of the British Army, 1981; One Man's Estate, 1983; Parian Ware, 1985; Ruling the Waves: An Unofficial Portrait of the Royal Navy, 1986; Winston Three Three Three, 1987; Guarding the Skies: An Unofficial Portrait of the Royal Air Force, 1989; Fresh Start, 1990; The Craft of the Media Interview, 1998; How to Deal with the Media, 2000. Contributor to books. Address: 67 Speldhurst Rd, London W4 1BY, England.