GeorgeSmith
Sailed with Black Bart.
Connection: Was known to be a welshman.
comment by:MalcolmX
He was a Welshman and was part of the Robert's crew when captured.
GeorgeSmith
Boxed Tommy Farr in Merthyr in 1930's. Lost on points over fifteen rounds. Won the 'Metropolitan Police Trophy' in 1928. Boxed over three hundred professional fights. Weighed in at 12st 7lbs, ...
... (North Wales) he was the third of eight children. It's reported that his parents George and Harriet had ambitions for him to follow an apprenticeship in Liverpool, England in the hope this would lead to ...
... and George Forrest (also responsible for 'Kismet' (from Borodin and 'Song of Norway' from Grieg). I once had the long playing record of 'Summer Song', but alas no more, I should have kept it!
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Tommy Farr
Boxer who fought the famed Joe Lewis for the World Heavyweight title.
Connection: Born and brought up in Tonypandy.
comment by:FreshPrince
He was one the few boxers to face Lewis ...
... between 1974 and 1975.
On the big screen, Morris appeared in "The 39 Steps" and "Return to Treasure Island", and took a notable supporting role as John Goronwy Jones opposite Katharine Hepburn in George ...
... albums including No Place to Run (produced by Beatles producer George Martin) and touring to a sold-out five-night run at London's Hammersmith Odeon. He remained with UFO until the band's 1983 split, later ...