Walter James MacQueen-Pope (11 April 1888 – 27 June 1960), known familiarly as Popie, was an English theatre historian and publicist.
From a theatrical family which could be traced back to contemporaries of Shakespeare,[1] he was in management for the first part of his career, but switched to publicity, in which field he became well-known.
[3] Beginning in 1955, MacQueen-Pope gave a series of fifteen-minute talks about the theatre on BBC television, in a show called "Popie".
[3] He first worked in a shipping office but became connected with the theatre as private secretary to George Dance, the playwright, manager and theatrical philanthropist.
[9] Pope died at St George's Hospital, Westminster aged 72, his home address being given as 9, Oakdale, East Barnet, Hertfordshire, leaving a modest estate valued at £1,664.