Jonathan Rendall (11 June 1964 – c. 23 January 2013) was a British writer. He won the

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Life

Rendall was born in

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and adopted as a baby. He lived his childhood in

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and much of his teenage years in

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. He attended

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, and

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. He later lived in

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. Before becoming a writer, he acted as managerial advisor to the World Featherweight boxing champion, Colin "Sweet C" McMillan. He wrote articles for the magazines ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as writing three multi-award winning books. Rendall starred in a three-part documentary entitled 'The Gambler', released by Channel 4. In it, he was given £12,000 of the broadcaster's money, chronicling the bets he placed on boxing, horse racing, slot-machines, and at the casino. Rendall married Susie in 1988. The couple had three children together and separated in 2000. On 23 January 2013, Rendall was discovered dead at his home in Ipswich.

Books by Rendall

* ''This Bloody Mary (Is the Last Thing I Own)'' * ''Twelve Grand: The Gambler as Hero'' * ''Garden Hopping: Memoir of an Adoption'' * ''Scream: The Tyson Tapes''

References

* https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/aug/24/top10s.boxing * https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/jul/30/1 * https://web.archive.org/web/20090307003423/http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-author.php?author=32 * https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/gambol-through-lifes-gamble-1079030.html

External links

*http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/06/kasia-boddy-boxing-ali *http://www.erasingclouds.com/wk2106garden.html
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Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford English writers Boxing writers People educated at St John's School, Leatherhead People from Ashtead 1964 births 2013 deaths English male writers {{UK-writer-stub