Cliff Hanley
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Clifford Leonard Clark Hanley (28 October 1922 – 9 August 1999) was a journalist
, novelist, playwright
and broadcaster
from Glasgow
in Scotland
. Originally from Shettleston
in the city's East End, he was educated at Eastbank Academy
.
He also wrote a number of books, including Dancing in the Street, an account of his early life in Glasgow (in its contemporaneous serialisation in The Evening Times, retitled My Gay Glasgow), The Taste of Too Much, a "rite of passage" novel about a secondary schoolboy (possibly semi-autobiographical) and The Scots.
During the 1960s and 1970s he published thrillers under the pen-name Henry Calvin. They were more successful in the US and Canada than in the UK.
He also wrote the words of Scotland's unofficial national anthem Scotland the Brave
, and both wrote and recorded The Glasgow Underground Song - a humorous anecdote on the pre-modernisation era Glasgow Subway
. A recording of this was made famous by Francie and Josie
.
He wrote a number of film and TV scripts, including 'Between the Lines', which was described by Mary Whitehouse
as the filthiest programme she had seen on TV, Seawards the Great Ships
, The Bowler and the Bunnet
, and the 1973 adaptation of The New Road
.
Hanley is father of the artist, with whom he shares a name as well as a birthday.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, novelist, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and broadcaster
Presenter
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from Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Originally from Shettleston
Shettleston
Shettleston is a district in the east end of Glasgow in Scotland. Like many of the city's districts, Shettleston was originally a small village on its outer edge. Today Shettleston lies between the neighbouring districts of Parkhead to the west, and Baillieston to the east, and is about 2 and a...
in the city's East End, he was educated at Eastbank Academy
Eastbank Academy
Eastbank Academy is a Scottish secondary school located in the suburb of Shettleston in Glasgow.-History:The school was founded in 1894 originally as a senior secondary or Academy, before the abolition of the two-tier system of junior and senior secondaries...
.
He also wrote a number of books, including Dancing in the Street, an account of his early life in Glasgow (in its contemporaneous serialisation in The Evening Times, retitled My Gay Glasgow), The Taste of Too Much, a "rite of passage" novel about a secondary schoolboy (possibly semi-autobiographical) and The Scots.
During the 1960s and 1970s he published thrillers under the pen-name Henry Calvin. They were more successful in the US and Canada than in the UK.
He also wrote the words of Scotland's unofficial national anthem Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave
"Scotland the Brave" is a Scottish patriotic song. It was one of several songs considered an unofficial national anthem of Scotland.Scotland the Brave is also the authorised pipe band march of The British Columbia Dragoons of the Canadian Forces, and is played during the Pass in Review at Friday...
, and both wrote and recorded The Glasgow Underground Song - a humorous anecdote on the pre-modernisation era Glasgow Subway
Glasgow Subway
The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. Formerly a cable railway, the Subway was later electrified, but its twin circular lines...
. A recording of this was made famous by Francie and Josie
Francie and Josie
Francie and Josie was a double act performed by two Scottish comedians Jack Milroy as Francie and Rikki Fulton as Josie. from 1958 - 1990's.-History:...
.
He wrote a number of film and TV scripts, including 'Between the Lines', which was described by Mary Whitehouse
Mary Whitehouse
Mary Whitehouse, CBE was a British campaigner against the permissive society particularly as the media portrayed and reflected it...
as the filthiest programme she had seen on TV, Seawards the Great Ships
Seawards the Great Ships
Seawards the Great Ships is a 1961 short documentary film directed by Hilary Harris. It won an Academy Award in 1962 for Best Short Live Action Subject, the first Scottish film to win an Oscar...
, The Bowler and the Bunnet
The Bowler and the Bunnet
The Bowler and the Bunnet was a Scottish television documentary programme on STV, directed and presented by Sean Connery. It is the only film ever directed by Connery....
, and the 1973 adaptation of The New Road
Neil Munro
-Acting career:Born in Musselburgh, Scotland, Munro moved to Toronto at an early age. After graduating from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1967, he quickly established himself as one of the most compelling theatre actors in Canada, performing with Toronto Arts Productions, the National...
.
Hanley is father of the artist, with whom he shares a name as well as a birthday.