Background
Brown, Ivor John Carnegie was born on April 25, 1891 in Penang, Malaya. Son of William Carnegie Brown.
Brown, Ivor John Carnegie was born on April 25, 1891 in Penang, Malaya. Son of William Carnegie Brown.
Educated Cheltenham College, Ballioi College, Oxford. Doctor of Laws, Saint Andrews, Aberdeen, 1950.
Drama critic Saturday Review, 1923-1930, Observer, 1929-1954, Week End Review, 1930-1934, Sketch, 1935-1939, Punch, 1940-1942. Shute lecturer art Theatre at Liverpool University, 1926. Professor drama Royal Society Literature, 1939.
Director drama Council for Encouragement Music and the Arts, 1940-1942.
Editor Observer, 1942-1948, associate editor, honorary director, 1948-1954. Chairman British Drama League, 1954-1965.
Governor Old Vic, Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Fellow Institute Journalists. Clubs: Garrick, Saville.
Married Irene Hantschel, 1916.