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| Born | Richard Alexander Usborne 16 May 1910 Simla, India |
| Died | 21 March 2006 (aged 95) London |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Advertising executive, journalist, schoolmaster editor, author |
| Known for | Scholar of P. G. Wodehouse |
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| Children | Two |
Richard Alexander Usborne (16 May 1910 – 21 March 2006) was a journalist, advertising executive, schoolmaster and author. After the publication of his book Wodehouse at Work in 1961 he became regarded as the leading authority on the works of P. G. Wodehouse. He published or contributed to nine more books on the subject. He adapted eight Wodehouse novels and several other of the author's works for broadcast on BBC radio between 1979 and 1996.