Francis Beckett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Francis Beckett

British journalist, writre and historian

Date of Birth: 12-May-1945

Place of Birth: Chenies, England, United Kingdom

Profession: historian, author, biographer, journalist, trade unionist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Francis Beckett (born 12 May 1945) is an English author, journalist, biographer, and contemporary historian.
He has written biographies of Aneurin Bevan, Clement Attlee, Harold Macmillan, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.
He has also written on education for the New Statesman, The Guardian and The Independent and is the editor of Third Age Matters, the national magazine published by the University of the Third Age.
Beckett has been described as "an Old Labour romantic" by Guardian associate editor Michael White.