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Tony Parker was born in Stockport on June 25 , the son of a bookseller. His mother died when he was 4. He began to write poems and plays in his late teens. Called up to military service early in the Second World War he declared himself a conscientious objector and, in lieu, was sent to work at a coal-mine in the North East, where he observed conditions and met people who influenced him hugely. After the war he began to work as a publisher&#;s representative and, voluntarily, as a prison visitor &#; the latter another important stimulus to his subsequent writings.
After Parker happened to make the acquaintance of a BBC radio producer and imparted his growing interest in the lives, opinions and self-perceptions of the prisoners he had met, he was given the opportunity to record an interview with a particular convict for broadcast on the BBC. The text of the interview was printed in the Listener, and spotted by the publishers Hutchinson as promising material for a book. This duly e
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Tony Parker (author)
British oral historian
Tony Parker | |
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| Born | ()25 June Stockport, Cheshire, UK |
| Died | 3 October () (aged&#;73) Westleton, Suffolk, UK |
| Occupation | oral historian, author, playwright |
| Genre | radio interviews, novels, plays |
| Notable works | The Courage of His Convictions, Five Women, Red Hill: A Mining Community, Life After Life: Interviews with Twelve Murderers |
| Spouse | Margery Parker |
Tony Parker (25 June – 3 October ) was an oral historian whose work was dedicated to giving a voice to British and American society's most marginalised figures, from single mothers to lighthouse keepers to criminals, including murderers.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Stockport, Cheshire, Parker was a conscientious objector during the Second World War and was directed to work in a coal mine. He moved to London and worked as a publisher's representative at Odhams Press. He campaigned against capital punishment and became very interested in pr