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Being Eddie Waring Tony Hannan

Being Eddie Waring By Tony Hannan

Being Eddie Waring by Tony Hannan


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Summary

To those of a certain age, Eddie Waring's trademark trilby and contorted vowels conjure golden memories of 1970s light entertainment: an era in which a humble rugby-league commentator with a comical accent could line up alongside stars such as Morecambe and Wise.

Being Eddie Waring Summary

Being Eddie Waring: The Life and Times of a Sporting Icon by Tony Hannan

To those of a certain age, Eddie Waring's trademark trilby and contorted vowels conjure golden memories of 1970s light entertainment: an era in which a humble rugby-league commentator with a comical accent could line up alongside stars such as Morecambe and Wise. At the height of his success, Waring was regularly referenced on Monty Python's Flying Circus and imitated by impressionist Mike Yarwood, and he co-hosted ratings smash It's a Knockout. Yet, many fellow northerners viewed Waring's on-screen persona as an embarrassing regional stereotype. To his critics, he was the unwitting stooge of an organisation riddled with class snobbery and rugby-union bias, dedicated to keeping the 13-a-side code and, by extension, the north of England in its place. The truth was far less simple. Being Eddie Waring reveals how Waring was a true sporting pioneer whose influence is still being felt more than 20 years after his death. Containing first-hand accounts from those who worked with Waring and knew him best, this book traces his childhood years in poverty-stricken Dewsbury through to his final days blighted by illness and shrouded in mystery. In doing so, it reveals a talented, pugnacious man who took rugby league into the nation's living rooms like no one before or since.

Being Eddie Waring Reviews

Tony has done a terrific job in telling his story - there are lots of things in the book which I even didn't know about -- Tony Waring, son of Eddie Waring
[Waring] has been gloriously resurrected in this excellent book * Sunday Herald *
A detailed and ultimately moving look at an always interesting life * The Observer *
A lovingly crafted biography * The Independent *
Impressively researched . . . This book rightfully rehabilitates Waring as far more of a pioneer than a mere musical-hall act * Independent on Sunday *

About Tony Hannan

Tony Hannan is a respected author and currently editor-at-large of the rugby league magazine Forty20. Among his other books are Being Eddie Waring, Tries and Prejudice - the story of England's first Muslim rugby international, Ikram Butt - and On Behalf of the Committee: A History of Northern Comedy. An ex-Press Association sports journalist, he is also a co-director of Scratching Shed, publisher of books on all aspects of northern English culture.

Additional information

GOR001687737
9781845963002
1845963008
Being Eddie Waring: The Life and Times of a Sporting Icon by Tony Hannan
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Transworld Publishers Ltd
20080103
304
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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