Charles Castle
British dancer and biographer (1939–2013)
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Charles Castle (26 May 1939 – 5 October 2013) was a South African-born tap dancer, writer and television producer.[1]
Castle produced two documentaries, This Was Richard Tauber for Omnibus on BBC One and This Was Noël Coward, which won the International Critics' Award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.[1] He wrote about Folies Bergère[2] and celebrities, including Noël Coward, Joan Crawford, Oliver Messel, and Margaret, Duchess of Argyll.[1]
Castle died at Montcabirol, a hamlet dedicated to the development of Physical Mediumship near Mirepoix, France where he lived with his friends Kevin Lawrenson (Spiritual Healer) and Thomas Morris (Physical Medium) [1]
Works
- Castle, Charles (1982). The Folies Bergère. Methuen. ISBN 978-0-413-49470-2.
- Castle, Charles (2 December 2021). The Duchess Who Dared: The Life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. Swift Press. ISBN 978-1-80075-080-7.
- Castle, Charles (1981). La Belle Otero: The Last Great Courtesan. M. Joseph. ISBN 978-0-7181-1935-5.