W. O. G. Lofts, Date of Birth, Date of Death

W. O. G. Lofts

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1923

Date of Death: 27-Jun-1997

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

William Oliver Guillemont Lofts (2 September 1923 – 27 June 1997) was a British researcher.
He was born in Marylebone, London in 1923, and attended Barrow Hill Road Elementary School.
From the 1960s to the 1980s he worked for the legal department of IPC Magazines, mostly researching issues related to copyright.
He was deeply interested in boys' fiction, and spent years researching the topic, collaborating with another researcher Derek Adley, on many bibliographic works.
His writings include The Saint and Leslie Charteris (1970) and The World of Frank Richards (1975).