Angela V. John
Author of By the Sweat of Their Brow: Women Workers at Victorian Coal Mines
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Angela V. John, who also hails from the town, explores the lives of these acting legends before they became famous. She presents their emergence as part of a rich culture and commitment to drama long embedded in the town's history. She reveals too a host of other famous Port Talbot faces, From show more early stars such as Ronald Lewis and Ivor Emmanuel to more recent performers like Rob Brydon and Di Botcher, along with a cluster of young actors starting to make their mark on London's West End stage, and on the big and small screen. Her account culminates in the spectacular three-day event of Easter 2011 when Michael Sheen resurrected Port Talbot's pride and hopes through the unforgettable theatrical experience of the Passion. show less
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Our Mothers' Land: Chapters in Welsh Women's… by Angela V. John
A very readable and entertaining look as aspects of Welsh Women's History. If I took one thing away from this book it was the shocking statistic that amongst women of child-bearing age the death rate was higher than that of the men of working age during the height of the coal extraction years. It was more dangerous to be a coal-miner's wife than to be a coal-miner.
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