There’s nothing undignified about lying about all day and being waited on by servants, sipping bloody champagne.
Jeffrey Bernard Quotes
It's not name dropping, but not many people can say, like me, that they spent the day with the likes of Francis Bacon or that boring drunk Dylan Thomas. You don't forget things like that.
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| Birth: | 27th May, 1932 |
| Death: | 4th September, 1997 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Journalist |
About
Jeffrey Bernard was born in London, England. He was a British journalist, best known for his weekly column "Low Life" in The Spectator magazine. He also notorious for a feckless and chaotic career and life of alcohol abuse. He had gained some notoriety when Keith Waterhouse wrote a play based on his life called Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell starring Peter O' Toole. He studied at Pangbourne College. He wrote a weekly column for the Sporting Life but was sacked in October 1971. He became Racing Correspondent for satirical magazine Private Eye. He was given a column in The Spectator in 1975. He wrote several books include: Low Life, Talking Horses, More Low Life (with Andrew Cameron), Jeffrey Bernard Is Still Unwell, and Reach for the Ground.
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