Jonathan Rendall

Jonathan Rendall

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

Life

Rendall was born in Oxford and adopted as a baby. He lived his childhood in Ashtead, Surrey and much of his teenage years in Greece. He attended St John's School, Leatherhead, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He later lived in Ipswich, Suffolk.[citation needed]

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 Esquire, Ring and Playboy, as well as writing three multi-award-winning books.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Jonathan Rendall". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Richard Williams (10 February 2013). "Observer writer Jonathan Rendall remembered | Comment is free | The Observer". London: Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Kevin Mitchell (9 February 2013). "Troubled writer Jonathan Rendall fails to elude his final deadline". London: Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2019.