Welsh Lives: Gone but not forgotten

Meic Stephens  Other books by Meic Stephens

Obituaries are about life, not death.

In this, his second book of obituaries, most of which first appeared in The Independent, Meic Stephens celebrates the lives of 75 eminent Welsh people who have made significant contributions to life in Wales during the last few decades. They include a wide variety of artists, politicians, sportsmen, writers, historians, actors, musicians, broadcasters, and academics, in a rich mix that reflects our country's cultural and social life. Here are short biographies of Stuart Cable, Ray Gravell, Arthur Giardelli, Dennis Coslett, Hywel Teifi Edwards, Huw Ceredig, Goronwy Daniel, Per Denez, Raymond Garlick, Iris Gower, Patrick Hannan, Margaret John, Dic Jones, Philip Madoc, T. Llew Jones, Victor Spinetti, Will Roberts, and many more. All are treated with a warm appreciation of their achievements and a knowledgeable account of their lives and times, so that the reader will find much to enjoy in remembering them in this way.

Contents:

A.M. Allchin

P.C. Bartrum

Douglas Bassett

Eileen Beasley

Dave Berry

Geraint Bowen

Rachel Bromwich

Michael Burn

Stuart Cable

Huw Ceredig

John Clement

Hafina Clwyd

Dennis Coslett

Goronwy Daniel

Gareth Alban Davies

J.A. Davies

Lewis Davies

Per Denez

Hywel Teifi Edwards

Owen Edwards

Tom Ellis

Emrys Evans

Lyn Evans

Yann Fouéré

Charlez ar Gall

Raymond Garlick

Arthur Giardelli

Iris Gower

Ray Gravell

Selwyn Griffith

Bruce Griffiths

W.J. Gruffydd

Lowri Gwilym

Patrick Hannan

Ken Hopkins

John Howell

Ronan Huon

Dafydd Huws

Glyn James

Dafydd Jenkins

J. Geraint Jenkins

Margaret John

Angharad Jones

Dic Jones

Grenfell Jones

Stewart Jones

T. Llew Jones

Peter Law

Anthony Lewis

Iwan Llwyd

Philip Madoc

Judith Maro

Bernez an Nail

Gordon Parry

Meirion Pennar

Eluned Phillips

Peter Prendergast

Emyr Price

Dennis Rees

Hywel Heulyn Roberts

Will Roberts

Selwyn Roderick

Victor Spinetti

Rhobert ap Steffan

Eric Sunderland

Aeronwy Thomas

Aneurin M. Thomas

Craig Thomas

Tasker Watkins

Huw Weekes

Brynle Williams

Orig Williams

Phil Williams

Stewart Williams

Howard Winstone

ISBN: 9781847714879

Category: Biography

Language: English

£12.95