Alan Wakeman: Difference between revisions
Ross Burgess (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
m Fix bare <references> tag: MW 1.45.1 Cite requires self-closing <references/> |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
[[File:Alan Wakeman.jpg|thumb|Alan Wakeman]]'''Alan Wakeman''' (1936–2015) was a writer and gay activist. He was active in [[GLF]] and one of the founders of [[Gay Sweatshop]]. | [[File:Alan Wakeman.jpg|thumb|Alan Wakeman]]'''Alan Wakeman''' (1936–2015) was a writer and gay activist. He was active in [[GLF]] and one of the founders of [[Gay Sweatshop]]. | ||
He was born in [[Catford]], South London<ref>The Guardian obituary gives his place of birth as [[Ramsgate]], but his birth certificate shows his birthplace as 317 Brownhill Road [i.e. Catford], in the Sydenham registration district.</ref> and grew up in [[Coulsdon]], [[Surrey]].<ref>http://www.awakeman.co.uk/exit/biography.htm. Accessed: 2016-02-02. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6f0T4xqAq)</ref> | He was born in [[Catford]], South London<ref>The ''Guardian'' obituary by [[Andrew Lumsden]] (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/20/alan-wakeman-obituary) gives his place of birth as [[Ramsgate]], but his birth certificate shows his birthplace as 317 Brownhill Road [i.e. Catford], in the Sydenham registration district.</ref> and grew up in [[Coulsdon]], [[Surrey]].<ref>http://www.awakeman.co.uk/exit/biography.htm. Accessed: 2016-02-02. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6f0T4xqAq)</ref> | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Campaigners]] | [[Category:Campaigners]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:05, 10 July 2026
- Not to be confused with the jazz saxophonist of the same name.
Alan Wakeman (1936–2015) was a writer and gay activist. He was active in GLF and one of the founders of Gay Sweatshop.
He was born in Catford, South London[1] and grew up in Coulsdon, Surrey.[2]
- This article is a stub. You can help the UK LGBT History Project by expanding it.
References
- ↑ The Guardian obituary by Andrew Lumsden (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/20/alan-wakeman-obituary) gives his place of birth as Ramsgate, but his birth certificate shows his birthplace as 317 Brownhill Road [i.e. Catford], in the Sydenham registration district.
- ↑ http://www.awakeman.co.uk/exit/biography.htm. Accessed: 2016-02-02. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6f0T4xqAq)