Stanley Dangerfield
Stanley Dangerfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1911 |
| Died | 28 September 1988 (aged 76–77) |
| Occupation | Dog show judge |
Stanley Dangerfield (1911–1988) was a dog-show judge, active particularity in the United Kingdom, United States, but also working in dozens of other countries.[1]
He started out owning Poodles and went on to also own Griffons Bruxellois. His most well known was Chosendale Seamus (breed by Desmond Gregory).
Career
[edit]Stanley Dangerfield wrote about dogs for the Daily Express and Sunday Express, and presented Crufts dog show on television for the BBC for 27 years, until retirement in 1981.[1] He had a column in the newspaper for the dog world, Our Dogs. He was a critic of the Kennel Club.[1]
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 29 March 1975.[2]
He died on 28 September 1988, shortly after having a stroke, aged 77.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]- ——; Howell, Elsworth (1971). The international encyclopedia of dogs. Pelham. ISBN 978-0070152960.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Bayn, Peter. "Stanley Dangerfield A renaissance man" (PDF). Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Stanley Dangerfield". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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