RANDOR GUY ,THE FILMY HISTORIAN BORN 1937 NOVEMBER 8
RANDOR GUY ,THE FILMY HISTORIAN BORN 1937 NOVEMBER 8 Madabhushi Rangadorai[1][2] (born 8 November 1937[3][4]), better known by his pen name Randor Guy, is an Indian lawyer, columnist and film[5] and legal historian associated with the English language newspaper The Hindu.[6][1] He is also the official editor of the weekly column "Blast from the Past" that appears in The Hindu every Sunday. Early life[edit] Guy graduated in BSc and B. L. from Madras University[7] and commenced his career as a lawyer.[7][8] After practising as a lawyer for a short time, he quit his job and joined a firm called Paterson and Co. where he worked for five years. In 1976, he resigned to devote all his time to writing. Work as a film historian[edit] Guy has been writing books on history and films since 1967. He became popular when his article on Frank Capra was purchased by the United States Information Agency for use as a reference work.[7] As of 2008, he remains the only non-Ame...