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Howard Loxton is a British theatre critic and writer, was born in Birmingham, England in 1934.
Loxton supervises the annual Theatre Book Prize, for the Society of Theatre Research. This is a position to which he brings the experience gleaned during a career as an actor (on stage and television), stage manager (of the English Opera group, for instance) and author of several books on the theatre, as well as the fruits of an MA in modern drama.
Loxton is the author of about fifty books, predominantly books on the stage, history and natural history. He co-founded a journal about television, called Viewpoint, and worked as a free-ance journalist, having interviews published in The Guardian and other media outlets. He has also worked as an editor for several publishers, including Paul Hamlyn and Jonathan Cape.
An incomplete listing of the books Loxton wrote or co-wrote includes:
Shakespeare country, 2000
The Golden Age of the Circus, 1997
Theatre, 1989
Shakespeare's Theatre, 1994
The Murder of Thomas Becket, 1971
The battle of Agincourt,1968
Christmas, 1992
The assassination of President Kennedy. (with Michael Rand and Len Deighton), 1967
Railways, 1963
Westminster Abbey,(with Lawrence Edward Tanner and Nicholas H. MacMichael), 1971
Mazes and Labyrinths,(with Adrian Fisher),2000
Garden: Celebration, 1991
Encyclopedia of Saints, 1996 Pilgrimage to Canterbury, 1978
The art of angels, 1995
Secrets of the Maze: An Interactive Guide to the World's Most Amazing Mazes (with Adrian Fisher,), 2008
Loxton is also the author of many books of natural history, including books about dogs, birds, horses, and here are some of the cat books he wrote.
The beauty of cats, 1972
Beautiful cats, 1980
The beauty of big cats, 1973
A Superguide to Cats, 1989
Guide to Cats of the World, 1977
Caring for Your Cat, 1989
The cat repair handbook: the practical guide to feline health care, 1985
Noble Cat: Aristocrat of the Animal World, 2000
Encyclopedia of the cat,(with Angela Rixon) 2002
Guide to Cats of the World,1991
In search of cats, 1976
Spotter's guide to cats, 2001
Cats and Kittens, 1984
Cats: An Exeter Leisure Guide, 1981
99 lives: cats in history, legend, and literature, 1999
Loxton's books have been translated into German, French, and Italian. Howard Loxton is currently a theatre critic for The British Theatre Guide.