Augustus Bridle (4 March 1868 – 21 December 1952) was a Canadian journalist and author.

Bridle was born in the village of Cann in southern England.

[1] After working on Ontario farms as a young boy, he went on to study at the University of Toronto, where he graduated with a gold medal in classics.

[2] He returned to Ontario in 1901, where he continued in newspaper work as a writer, first for the Stratford Herald and later for the Toronto News.

[3][4] He later joined the staff of the Toronto Daily Star in 1922, and served the newspaper for 30 years as music critic, book reviewer, and film and drama editor.