Never a Normal Man
Never a Normal Man
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Summary
The autobiography of one of the great Soho characters of the 1950s and 1960s whose varied life has included spells as a pioneering televsion producer/reporter/personality, film maker, photographer, writer, biographer, East End pub-owner and art critic. Originally published in 1997, this book also contains fifty of Farson's own photographs.
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Never a Normal Man by Daniel Farson
The son of an English mother and an American father, the foreign correspondent, big game hunter and alcoholic Negley Farson, Daniel Farson became the youngest-ever Parliamentary and Lobby correspondent at the age of 17, just after the war. At Cambridge his student magazine helped launch Ken Tynan. His first job was as a staff photographer for Picture Post. Discovering homosexuality, he grew up again in Soho, joined the Merchant Navy and then ITV at the beginning of its career. He moved to Limehouse, developed The Waterman's Arms as a pub on the Isle of Dogs, wrote books on Jack the Ripper and his great-uncle Bram Stoker, moved to Devon, met Henry Williamson and Jeremy Thorpe, worked with Joan Littlewood, wrote a biography of Francis Bacon and travelled in Turkey and the Caucasus.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780002555005 |
| ISBN 10 | 000255500X |
| Title | Never a Normal Man |
| Author | Daniel Farson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1997-03-20 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |