Guy Bellamy (1935 – 2015) was an English author known for humorous novels. He wrote 14 novels, starting with ''The Secret Lemonade Drinker'' in 1977. His last, ''The Secret Vodka Drinker'', appeared in 2012. Bellamy was born in

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in 1935, but grew up in

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. Upon leaving school, he joined the RAF for

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. He worked as a journalist on local newspapers in the Surrey area before going on to work on

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, becoming one of the youngest sub-editors on the ''

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'' at the age of 24. He then worked at ''

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'', before leaving in 1977 to focus on writing novels. Bellamy died on 2015.

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