What is John Wainwright's full name?
John William Wainwright
John Wainwright nickname(s):
John William Wainwright
John Wainwright date of birth:
February 25, 1921
How old was John Wainwright when died?
74
Where was John Wainwright born?
Hunslet, Leeds, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK
When did John Wainwright die?
September 1, 1995
Where did John Wainwright die?
U.K.
What is John Wainwright nationality?
British
What is John Wainwright's occupation?
Author
Short Biography
John Wainwright was born on February 25, 1921 in Hunslet, Leeds, West Riding, Yorkshire, England as John William Wainwright. He was a writer, known for Under Suspicion (2000), Garde à vue (1981) and Haute tension (1988). He died in September 1995 in the UK.Trivia (1) John William Wainwright was born in Leeds in 1921. He left school at fifteen and served as a rear gunner in Lancaster bombers during the Second World War. After military service, he joined the West Riding Constabulary as a Police Constable in 1947. After earning himself a law degree by distance learning in 1956, he turned to writing crimes novels. He left the police force in the late 1960s and became a full-time novelist typically writing an average of three books a year until 1984. Wainwright died in 1995, a few months after the publication of his last novel, The Life and Times of Christmas Calvert... Assassin.