A Walk down Memory lane

John Thaw

John passed away on 21st
February 2002 after losing his battle against cancer His wife,
Sheila, and their three daughters were with him

John Edward Thaw was born into a working class family in West Gorton, Manchester, England on January 3rd, 1942. His formative years were difficult and trying to say the least; his mother having abandoned John when he was seven, he did not see her again for another 12 years. His father, a long-distance lorry driver, did his best to raise both John and his younger brother Raymond, but spent most of the time on the road and away from home, often leaving the brothers to fend for themselves or in the care of relatives. For a while John stacked potatoes in Manchester's Smithfield Market to help bring in an income for his family. As a teenager he held a number of menial jobs, including that of labourer and for a short time, baker.

It is not my intention to do a full and comprehensive story of John's Life but only to show his roots where in Gorton, Manchester. There are many great sites that cover his life in great detail. All you have to do is type his name into a search engine and there you will see a plethora of sites devoted to him, such the great actor he was. Manchester and Gorton in particular are proud of him.

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Other Famous Mancunians

Actors Another Actor? Another Mancunian Actor Don Knight.	Famous Gorton Footballer The lad who became a Monkee?
The Burnage Boys Guess Who?	Mancunian Dreamer
The Collyhurst Comedian.....???	A famous Author from Harpurhey
Suffragette, E. Pankhurst	Famous Architect?

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Who do you think deserves to be added to the famous Mancunian list above?

Let us know and I will add them to this page.

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