Dick Richards (journalist) explained

Dick Richards was a journalist who covered entertainment and showbusiness matters, sometimes in a Sunday Pictorial column called 'The Bright Lights'.

He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 8 March 1965.^[1]

In 2012 a collection of photographs was found in a house clearance, showing Richards in the company of stars such as Charlie Chaplin, Burt Lancaster, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, Frank Sinatra, and David Niven.^[2]

Bibliography

• Book: Richards, Dick . 2 . The Life Story of Danny Kaye . 1949 . Convoy Publications .
• Book: Richards, Dick . 2 . Sunday Pictorial All-star Annual . 1950 . . (as editor)
• Book: Richards, Dick . 2 . Ginger Rogers: Salute to a Star . 1969 . Clifton Books . 978-0901255075 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Dick Richards . . BBC . 27 July 2014.
2. Web site: Anyone heard of Dick Richards? . Greenslade . Roy . Roy Greenslade . 27 February 2012 . . 28 July 2014.