About David Cavanagh
Lived 1960 – 2018 (aged 57–58). David Cavanagh was a British writer.
David Cavanagh was an Irish writer and music journalist who was the editor of Select magazine in the 1990s. and Good Night and Good Riddance: How Thirty-Five Years of John Peel Helped to Shape Modern Life, about John Peel.
Cavanagh was born in Dublin and grew up in Northern Ireland.
He died by suicide in Luton in December 2018, aged 54. Music for Boys. Fourth Estate, 2003. . 1000 Songs to Change Your Life. Time Out, 2008. Edited by Will Fulford-Jones and John Lewis. . Good Night and Good Riddance: How Thirty-Five Years of John Peel Helped to Shape Modern Life. Faber & Faber, 2015. .
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Who was David Cavanagh?
British writer
When was David Cavanagh born?
David Cavanagh was born in 1960.
When did David Cavanagh die?
David Cavanagh died on 29 December 2018.
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David Cavanagh was a writer.
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David Cavanagh was British.
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