Basil Macdonald Hastings(1881-1928)
- Writer
British author, journalist, and playwright. Before serving as drama
critic for the London Daily Express, Hastings clerked in the British
War Office and wrote stories and sketches for various newspapers and
magazines including "The Bystander," for which he was assistant editor.
He wrote a number of plays, including "The New Sin" and "The Angel in
the House." He died at 47 in London following a long illness.