No, I am not the Bruce Robinson who wrote Withnail & I.
I am an older version who happens to carry the same name.
The Withnail & I author was born at Broadstairs, Kent, in 1946, but I had been grappling with war-time austerity for 11 years before he arrived on the scene. I was born at Long Sutton, South Lincolnshire, in 1935. Some of the rest of it went like like this:
1946/51 Failed the 11-plus exam, but managed to gain a place at the Gleed Secondary Modern School, Spalding; did modestly well at English; played football and cricket.
1951/53 Junior district news reporter for the Spalding Guardian; some football reporting.
1953/55 National Service, RAF signals PBX (at RAF Worksop, Notts).
1955/59 Sports Editor of two weekly papers, the Spalding Guardian and the Lincs Free Press; covered Spalding United and Holbeach United matches; did page design and page make-up.
1959/73 Sports department, Eastern Daily Press, Norwich; the EDP's Norwich City football correspondent for 11 seasons; in charge of overnight sports pages, EDP.
1973/86 Wrote and compiled the Clement Court (Window on East Anglia) column in the EDP; feature writer, assistant leader writer.
1986/93 Subbing on Evening News and EDP; retired 1993 after illness.
1994/02 Ran own writing/publishing concern, Elmstead Publications; produced seven books in seven years.
From 1973 to present day, have written or co-written over 20 books (including three novels) mostly based on Norfolk history, walking, roads and tracks, and football.
Married with four sons. Currently living in Sheringham, which is the real gem of the North Norfolk coast.
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