Epitaph for a Tough Guy
English-born but now an American citizen, ALISTAIR COOKE first came to this country as a Commonwealth Fellow. Since 1948 he has been chief American correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, and the most popular commentator on American affairs for BBC. American audiences know him as the master of ceremonies on Omnibus; American readers appreciate him for his book One Man’s America and for his friendly portraits of men who were dear to him: Charlie Chaplin and Henry L. Mencken.