George Tremlett
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George William Tremlett is a British author, bookshop owner, and former politician.
Tremlett worked for the Coventry Evening Telegraph
from 1957 as a TV columnist and pop music reviewer. In 1961 he became a freelance rock journalist and in the 1970s he wrote a series of "cut-'n-paste" paperback pop books, including "The David Bowie
Story". He was Bowie's first biographer.
He is a biographer of Dylan Thomas
and his wife Caitlin. He interviewed Caitlin at her home in Catania for the book "Caitlin: Life with Dylan Thomas" (New York, 1987). He has argued that Thomas was "the first rock star." In 1997 he published a book with James Nashold, "The Death of Dylan Thomas", that claimed that Dylan Thomas' death was not due to alcohol poisoning but rather a mistake by Thomas' physician in prescribing cortisone, morphine and benzedrine when Thomas was actually in a diabetic coma.
He now runs the Corran Bookshop in Laugharne, "a shrine to the poet", after moving to the town in 1982. The shop also offers tourist information and was nominated for the Carmarthenshire Business Awards in 2005.
for Twickenham on the Greater London Council
. He served as head of Housing Policy under Horace Cutler
and was Deputy Leader at one time. He opposed its abolition against the view of his own party, and was forced to resign from the GLC group due to this. Tremlett wrote in the Morning Star that "During her first premiership, Mrs. Thatcher became obsessed with Ken Livingstone; she regarded him as a danger to the state. It was she who committed the Conservative Party to the abolition of the GLC by personally writing that commitment into the general election manifesto."
In 1979 he wrote "Living Cities", a book critical of Conservative party housing policy.
Writing
According to his own mini-biography, after leaving King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-AvonKing Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon
King Edward VI School is a voluntary aided boys grammar school in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England...
Tremlett worked for the Coventry Evening Telegraph
Coventry Evening Telegraph
The Coventry Telegraph is a local English tabloid newspaper. Originally called The Midland Daily Telegraph, it was founded in 1891 by William Isaac Iliffe as Coventry's first daily newspaper, a four-page broadsheet newspaper originally sold for a half penny...
from 1957 as a TV columnist and pop music reviewer. In 1961 he became a freelance rock journalist and in the 1970s he wrote a series of "cut-'n-paste" paperback pop books, including "The David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
Story". He was Bowie's first biographer.
He is a biographer of Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer, Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 January 2008. who wrote exclusively in English. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, which he often performed himself...
and his wife Caitlin. He interviewed Caitlin at her home in Catania for the book "Caitlin: Life with Dylan Thomas" (New York, 1987). He has argued that Thomas was "the first rock star." In 1997 he published a book with James Nashold, "The Death of Dylan Thomas", that claimed that Dylan Thomas' death was not due to alcohol poisoning but rather a mistake by Thomas' physician in prescribing cortisone, morphine and benzedrine when Thomas was actually in a diabetic coma.
He now runs the Corran Bookshop in Laugharne, "a shrine to the poet", after moving to the town in 1982. The shop also offers tourist information and was nominated for the Carmarthenshire Business Awards in 2005.
Politics
He was a Conservative memberMembers of the Greater London Council
The following people served as Members of the Greater London Council, either as councillors or Aldermen. The polling days were:* April 9, 1964 * April 13, 1967...
for Twickenham on the Greater London Council
Greater London Council
The Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area...
. He served as head of Housing Policy under Horace Cutler
Horace Cutler
Sir Horace Walter Cutler OBE was a British politician and Leader of the Greater London Council from 1977 to 1981. He was noted for his showmanship and flair for publicity, although sceptical of the merits of the authority he was in charge of.-Origin:Cutler was born in Stoke Newington, London into...
and was Deputy Leader at one time. He opposed its abolition against the view of his own party, and was forced to resign from the GLC group due to this. Tremlett wrote in the Morning Star that "During her first premiership, Mrs. Thatcher became obsessed with Ken Livingstone; she regarded him as a danger to the state. It was she who committed the Conservative Party to the abolition of the GLC by personally writing that commitment into the general election manifesto."
In 1979 he wrote "Living Cities", a book critical of Conservative party housing policy.