Keith Waterhouse, acclaimed journalist, novelist, dramatist, raconteur and Daily Mail columnist, died in his sleep yesterday.
A legend of the golden age of Fleet Street and a man whose plays have filled theatres in the West End and around the world, he was at his home in London when he passed away. He was 80
His former wife, journalist Stella Bingham, said: ‘He died peacefully at home.’
They had divorced in 1989 but remained friends and in recent times she was a crucial figure in his life, looking after him in his final weeks.
Waterhouse had been unwell since earlier this year.
Keith Waterhouse
The revered writer, whose extraordinary career spanned 60 years, came from humble beginnings in Leeds and rose to become a luminary in the worlds of literature, theatre and film.
Waterhouse, whose brilliant works include Billy Liar and Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell, wrote his final column for the Mail in May after 23 years.
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