Variety – the Spice of Life (eBook, ePUB) - Atha, Bernard Peter
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Variety truly IS the spice of life in this jam-packed biography of Bernard Atha. He recounts some of the pleasures and sorrows of a long and varied life. From dancer to councillor, from the RAF to TV and film actor, Bernard has been involved in the world of theatre and ballet, the arts, Paralympics, sport, and local government to name but a few. He has championed many causes and has been associated with the success of a number of major ventures. His overwhelming passion for his home city of Leeds and his keen determination to make it a leading centre for the Arts is admirable and inspiring.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Variety truly IS the spice of life in this jam-packed biography of Bernard Atha. He recounts some of the pleasures and sorrows of a long and varied life. From dancer to councillor, from the RAF to TV and film actor, Bernard has been involved in the world of theatre and ballet, the arts, Paralympics, sport, and local government to name but a few. He has championed many causes and has been associated with the success of a number of major ventures. His overwhelming passion for his home city of Leeds and his keen determination to make it a leading centre for the Arts is admirable and inspiring. When asked the secret of his "success", he answers: "Decide what one wants to achieve, find someone who can make it happen, give that person his or her head and sit back and claim personal success!"
Autorenporträt
Fürs Buch (Innenteil) Born in Leeds in 1928 to a working-class couple, Bernard was the third of five children and had a happy and loving family life. Evacuated during the war, he then attended Leeds Modern Grammar School followed by Leeds University, graduating with LLB Hons and being called to the Bar. He did his National Service as an officer in the RAF after which he began a short career on the variety stage. When his parents became ill he returned home and took up teaching as a source of income, a career he found extremely rewarding. He also enjoyed working as an actor in TV and film for some years. Always interested in sport, he was appointed vice chairman of the Sports Council of GB and helped set up the organisation of Sport for the Mentally Handicapped. His many accomplishments include chairing the Leeds Playhouse Board, being one of the first directors of Opera North and being instrumental in the creation of a magnificent home for Northern Ballet He was the Founder Chairman of the British Paralympic Committee, served on the Leeds City Council for more than fifty years and was awarded the OBE and the CBE for his contribution to disabled sport and local government. Für Werbematerial: Born in Leeds in 1928 to a working-class couple, Bernard was the third of five children and had a happy and loving family life. Evacuated during the war, he then attended Leeds Modern Grammar School followed by Leeds University, graduating with LLB Hons and being called to the Bar. He did his National Service as an officer in the RAF after which he began a short career on the variety stage. When his parents became ill he returned home and took up teaching as a source of income, a career he found extremely rewarding. He also enjoyed working as an actor in TV and film for some years. Always interested in sport, he was appointed vice chairman of the Sports Council of GB and helped set up the organisation of Sport for the Mentally Handicapped. His many accomplishments include chairing the Leeds Playhouse Board, being one of the first directors of Opera North and being instrumental in the creation of a magnificent home for Northern Ballet.