Baxt, George

American theatre agent and author of several theatre, film and TV screenplays, who has nevertheless received most praise for his crime novels. He was known as an expert on film and the theatre, and as a regular contributor to the gossip press about more or less true scandals in the celebrity world – and notorious for his sarcastic comments, cruel irony and endless complaints. Baxt’s relatives, too, had different opinions about him: according to them, he was hard to get on with and could say nasty things, but he also loved children, was humorous and always remembered birthdays. He was never married.