Christopher sanford houdini biography

English journalist and biographer

For the actor, see Chris Sandford. For the book designer, see Christopher Sandford.

Christopher Sandford (born 1 July 1956)^[1] is an English journalist and biographer.

He primarily writes about film and music, as well as cricket, his sport of preference.

Christopher sanford houdini biography

Life and career

Sandford was born in England, the son of Sefton Sandford, a senior British naval officer. He spent his childhood partly in the Soviet Union, where his father served as senior military attaché in the British Embassy, and partly in the United Kingdom.^[2] He was educated at Radley College and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, where he obtained a master's degree in history in 1977.^[1][3][4] He began his career as a journalist in London that same year.^[1]

Sandford lives in Seattle and London.

Apart from his biographies, histories, novels and other books, he has written prolifically for