Martin Short (author)

Martin John Short (22 September 1943 – 27 August 2020)[1] was a British TV documentary producer and author.

Short was born in Wookey, Somerset but later his family moved to London, where he attended St Dunstan's College.

[1] After graduating from university, Short travelled in the Middle East and did freelance work for the BBC, before working, from 1969 to 1984, on major current affairs programmes for the ITV companies Thames Television, Granada and London Weekend Television (on the Lebanon) and for Channel 4's Dispatches series (on the international arms trade).

[2] As a result of his work on Freemasonry, Short made an extended appearance on Channel 4's After Dark television discussion series, and on 6 April 1989 was praised by Labour MP Max Madden in the UK House of Commons by way of two Early day motions asking the House to take action on information that Short had brought forward, and to congratulate Short on his work.

[3] Short wrote, produced and narrated the prize winning[2] ITV documentary series on the Mafia in America, Crime Incorporated.