"1988Z"^^ . "1910Z"^^ . "1988-02-27Z"^^ . "1910-03-04Z"^^ . "John Basil Boothroyd (4 March 1910 \u2013 27 February 1988) was an English humorous writer, best known for his long association with Punch. As a young man he worked for a bank, but began contributing articles to Punch, and became its assistant editor, a post in which he served for eighteen years. His career as a writer for Punch spanned the editorships of E. V. Knox to Alan Coren."@en . "British journalist and writer" . "Boothroyd, Basil"@en .