Lustgarten, Edgar Marcus
(1907–1978)
- Jonathan Goodman
Extract
Lustgarten, Edgar Marcus (1907–1978), broadcaster and author, was born on 3 May 1907 in the Broughton Park district of Manchester, the only child of Joseph Lustgarten, a Latvian-born Jewish barrister, and his wife, Sara Finklestone. From Manchester grammar school, where he shone as a debater, he went up to ...