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Alun Morgun Richards (27 October 1929 – 2 June 2004) was a Welsh novelist, best known for his novel Ennal's Point, about the work of a lifeboat crew in South Wales. Richards was born in King Edward Avenue, Caerphilly. He was educated at Pontypridd Grammar School and the University College of Wales.
Jun 4, 2004 · ALUN RICHARDS, writer, raconteur and unofficial curator of the ups and downs of modern Wales, died of a heart attack on Tuesday in Singleton Hospital, Swansea.
Alun Richards was born on 27 November 1929 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was a writer, known for Orson Welles Great Mysteries (1973), The Onedin Line (1971) and Warship (1973). He was married to Helen. He died on 2 June 2004 in Swansea, Wales, UK.
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Alun Richards, short-story writer, novelist and dramatist: born Pontypridd, Glamorgan 27 November 1929; married (three sons, one daughter); died Swansea 2 June 2004.
Alun Richards (1929-2004) was born in Pontypridd at an economically unstable time for Wales. He studied at Swansea University and taught in secondary schools and as a university tutor. Much of his writing explored the lives of men in south Wales or at sea.
Alun Richards has 22 books on Goodreads with 387 ratings. Alun Richards’s most popular book is The Penguin Book of Welsh Short Stories.
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Jun 2, 2004 · Alun Richards (1929-2004) was a Welsh novelist and short story writer, with a fondness for rugby union.
