Richard Usborne

Richard Usborne
Born	Richard Alexander Usborne (1910-05-16)16 May 1910 Simla, India
Died	21 March 2006(2006-03-21) (aged 95) London
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford
Occupation(s)	Advertising executive, journalist, schoolmaster editor, author
Known for	Scholar of P. G. Wodehouse
Spouses	Monica Stuart MacArthur (1938–1986, her death)
Children	Two

Richard Alexander Usborne (16 May 1910 – 21 March 2006) was a journalist, advertising executive, schoolmaster and author. After the publication of his book Wodehouse at Work in 1961 he became regarded as the leading authority on the works of P. G. Wodehouse. He published or contributed to nine more books on the subject. He adapted eight Wodehouse novels and several other of the author's works for broadcast on BBC radio between 1979 and 1996.