Stephen Bourne (1) (1957–)

Author of Fighting Proud: The Untold Story of the Gay Men Who Served in Two World Wars

For other authors named Stephen Bourne, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Stephen Bourne is a graduate of the London College of Printing; he received a MPhil from De Montfort University and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by London South Bank University In 2008 he worked as a historical consultant on the Imperial War Museum's 'From War To Windrush' exhibition. He is show more the author of Black Poppies, Mother Country, The Motherland Calls and Playing Gay in the Golden Age of British TV. show less

Works by Stephen Bourne

Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War (2014) 44 copies

Brief Encounters: Lesbians and Gays in British Cinema 1930-1971 (1996) 29 copies

Black in the British frame : the black experience in British film and television (1998) 16 copies

Playing Gay in the Golden Age of British TV (2019) 10 copies

Mother Country: Britain's Black Community on the Home Front 1939-45 (2010) 10 copies

War to Windrush: Black Women in Britain 1939 to 1948 (2018) 9 copies

Butterfly McQueen Remembered (2007) 9 copies

Speak to Me As I Am (2005) 7 copies

Evelyn Dove (2016) 5 copies

Ethel Waters: Stormy Weather (2007) 5 copies

Under Fire: Black Britain in Wartime 1939–45 (2020) 5 copies

The Motherland Calls: Britain's Black Servicemen & Women, 1939-45 (2012) 5 copies

Elisabeth Welch: Soft Lights and Sweet Music (2005) 4 copies

Ship and a Prayer: The Black Presence in Hammersmith and Fulham (1999) 3 copies

Aunt Esther's story (1997) 2 copies

Sophisticated Lady - A Celebration of Adelaide Hall (2001) 2 copies

Dr. Harold Moody (2008) 1 copy

Esther Bruce: A Black London Seamstress. Her Story 1912-1994 (2012) 1 copy

Keep Smiling Through : Black Londoners on the Home Front 1939 - 1945 : Resource Pack, an exhibition at the Cuming Museum exploring the contributions made by black Londoners during… 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1957-10-31
Gender: male
Education: Oliver Goldsmith Primary School
St. Michael and All Angels Secondary Modern School (1969-74)
Archbishop Michael Ramsey School
London College of Printing
De Montfort University
Occupations: writer
film historian
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Camberwell, London, England, UK
Places of residence: Peckham, London, England, UK
Associated Place (for map): London, England, UK

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Fighting Proud: The Untold Story of the Gay Men Who Served in Two World Wars by Stephen Bourne

I found this book interesting, but I think the subtitle is somewhat misleading: apart from My Friend Ken in chapter 23, I don't think there's much original research, and other chapters pull in content covered in other books, television programmes, or at very least newspaper articles. What this book does is to bring together a collection of stories about queer men in the two world wars, focusing on more ordinary people rather than famous people.

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Fighting Proud: The Untold Story of the Gay Men Who Served in Two World Wars by Stephen Bourne