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[[File:Paul Mann.jpg|thumb|Paul Mann]]'''Paul Mann''' (Brian Paul Devaney Mann, 1937–2017)<ref>Details from death certificate</ref> was a writer and former Royal Marine commando and banker. | [[File:Paul Mann.jpg|thumb|Paul Mann]]'''Paul Mann''' (Brian Paul Devaney Mann, 1937–2017)<ref>Details from death certificate</ref> was a writer and former Royal Marine commando and banker. | ||
His book ''The Queer Commando'' was published by [[Paradise Press]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030409182419/http://www.paradisepress.org.uk/pages/commando.htm Archived page] from the Paradise Press website as at at April 2003; the book is no longer listed on the website.</ref> and he | His book ''The Queer Commando'' was published by [[Paradise Press]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030409182419/http://www.paradisepress.org.uk/pages/commando.htm Archived page] from the Paradise Press website as at at April 2003; the book is no longer listed on the website.</ref> | ||
Paul Mann escaped cruise ships to collect tickets on a Dorset chain ferry. Other jobs included working in a bank in Toronto, washing dishes, being a commando, owning a Chinese takeaway and managing a Top Rank Suite. Bored stiff by clerical work in the NHS, he packed bread in Tesco, where he lasted a week. He published six books.<ref name=gaz>[http://www.paradisepress.org.uk/author/best-gazebo-contributors ''Best of Gazebo'' contributors] on the Paradise Press website</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 23:19, 15 August 2017
Paul Mann (Brian Paul Devaney Mann, 1937–2017)[1] was a writer and former Royal Marine commando and banker.
His book The Queer Commando was published by Paradise Press[2]
Paul Mann escaped cruise ships to collect tickets on a Dorset chain ferry. Other jobs included working in a bank in Toronto, washing dishes, being a commando, owning a Chinese takeaway and managing a Top Rank Suite. Bored stiff by clerical work in the NHS, he packed bread in Tesco, where he lasted a week. He published six books.[3]
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- ↑ Details from death certificate
- ↑ Archived page from the Paradise Press website as at at April 2003; the book is no longer listed on the website.
- ↑ Best of Gazebo contributors on the Paradise Press website