Jonathan Rendall
Jonathan Rendall (11 June 1964 – c. 23 January 2013) was a British writer.[1][2] He won the Somerset Maugham Award.
Life
[edit]Rendall was born in Oxford and adopted as a baby.[2] He lived his childhood in Ashtead, Surrey and much of his teenage years in Greece.[2] He attended St John's School, Leatherhead, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He later lived in Ipswich, Suffolk.[citation needed]
Before becoming a writer, he acted as managerial advisor to the World Featherweight boxing champion, Colin "Sweet C" McMillan. He wrote articles for the magazines Esquire, Ring and Playboy, as well as writing three multi-award winning books.[citation needed]
Rendall starred in a three-part documentary entitled 'The Gambler', released by Channel 4. In it, he was given £12,000 of the broadcaster's money, chronicling the bets he placed on boxing, horse racing, slot-machines, and at the casino.[citation needed]
Rendall married Susie in 1988. The couple had three children together and separated in 2000.[2]
On 23 January 2013, Rendall was discovered dead at his home in Ipswich.[3]
Books by Rendall
[edit]- This Bloody Mary (Is the Last Thing I Own)
- Twelve Grand: The Gambler as Hero
- Garden Hopping: Memoir of an Adoption
- Scream: The Tyson Tapes
References
[edit]- ^ "Jonathan Rendall". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d Richard Williams (10 February 2013). "Observer writer Jonathan Rendall remembered | Comment is free | The Observer". London: Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ Kevin Mitchell (9 February 2013). "Troubled writer Jonathan Rendall fails to elude his final deadline". London: Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/aug/24/top10s.boxing
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/jul/30/1
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090307003423/http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-author.php?author=32
- https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/gambol-through-lifes-gamble-1079030.html
External links
[edit]- http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/06/kasia-boddy-boxing-ali
- http://www.erasingclouds.com/wk2106garden.html
- The Times[dead link]
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