James Agate — British Critic born on September 09, 1877, died on June 06, 1947
James Evershed Agate was a British diarist and critic. In the period between the wars, he was one of Britain's most influential theatre critics. After working in his father's business until his late twenties he found his way into journalism, being on the staff of The Manchester Guardian; drama critic for The Saturday Review, and The Sunday Times, and holding the same post for the BBC... (wikipedia)