James Leavey | |
Birth Date: | 9 December 1947 |
Birth Place: | Beckenham, Kent, England |
Occupation: | Travel writer, comedy writer, journalist, broadcaster, editor, YouTuber |
Notable Works: | The Harrods Pocket Guide to Fine Cigars, FOREST Guide to Smoking in London, FOREST Guide to Smoking in Scotland |
James Leavey (9 December 1947 – 24 June 2023) was a British travel and comedy writer, freelance journalist, broadcaster, editor and YouTuber.
James Leavey was born in Beckenham, Kent, on 9 December 1947.[1]
Leavey's appearance on the BBC Horizon programme, "We Love Cigarettes".[2] attracted criticism.[3] Leavey also wrote The Harrods Pocket Guide to Fine Cigars. He wrote regularly for Cigar Journal[4] and other magazines. He is the author of the FOREST Guide to Smoking in London[5] [6] and the FOREST Guide to Smoking in Scotland: Where To Light Up (1999).
Leavey died on 24 June 2023, at the age of 75.[7] [8]