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Product details
- ISBN 9780750951210
- Weight: 340g
- Dimensions: 170 x 250mm
- Publication Date: 22 Jan 2009
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Athlete and TV presenter Sally Gunnell, actress Joan Sims, singer Billy Bragg, footballer Bobby Moore, chef Jamie Oliver, author John Fowles, film director Basil Dearden, playwright Sarah Kane, and the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin are among personalities through the ages who have been born in Essex. The county can claim many more who spent much of their lives here and left their mark on the area, including authors Douglas Adams and Margery Allingham, magician David Nixon and comedian Lee Evans. This book features mini-biographies of all these and many more, and will make fascinating reading for residents and visitors alike.
DEE GORDON is a former recruitment executive and the author of a number of Essex titles including Southend Memories, Infamous Essex Women and Essex’s Own. She lives in Westcliff-on-Sea.
