He was just 36yearsold when he suddenly suffered a fatal heart at. John henry webb jack fingleton 19081981, journalist and cricketer, was born on 28 april 1908 at waverley, sydney, third of six children of melbourneborn james fingleton, tram conductor, and his wife belinda may, nee webb, born in new south wales. Fingleton is an australian former competitive swimmer who won silver medal in 1962 british empire and commonwealth games. You can tell that anthony fingleton is primarily a screenwriter as descriptive detail is less than abundant, which might be why this book became a movie. Game of thrones star neil fingletons family reveal. If i hadnt been a competitive swimmer in my youth, this book wouldnt have been of much interest to. Fingleton went on to write and produce the comedy drop dead fred. Always overshadowed in his fathers eyes by his brothers, it is only when tony displays an extraordinary. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Apr 07, 2016 fingleton retired in may 2010, with hopes that the positive measures she undertook to deliver justice to queenslanders before she was interrupted, would be acknowledged. Neil fingleton 18 december 1980 25 february 2017 was an english actor and basketball player. This was john fingleton s impetus for telling the untold story of his father harolds early life, hopefully providing some counterbalance to harolds portrayal in swimming upstream. He was the tallest britishborn man and the tallest man in the european union at 7 ft 7. Anthony fingleton j, 79 new york, ny background report at.
These buttons register your public agreement, disagreement, thanks, lol, or troll with the selected comment. Well first of all when you hear the words guilty it starts right there. List of commonwealth games medallists in swimming men references. He won silver medal in 1962 british empire and commonwealth games. Swimming upstream swimming up stream origine australiano. It really started when my sister visited me here in new york. The film swimming upstream, written and coproduced by his brother, tony, and starring geoffrey rush as his father harold, became the impetus for surviving maggie, his first book. Sweet, fun, and lighthearted, i wrote a book about you is designed to be filled out by you and given to someone you like a lota spouse, a best friend, a sister, or even an awesome coworker. Tony fingleton was played by jesse spencer and harold, his father and chief antagonist, by geoffrey rush. You may know tony fingleton best from his titlewinning swimming career and. He was invited to participate in 1964 summer olympics but instead accepted a scholarship to study at harvard university. Historical records and family trees related to michael fingleton.
And most of the book revolved around his younger days before turning into a young adult. The film boasts a lot of wellknown australian actors most notably. I wrote a book about you a fun, fillintheblank book m. Tony fingleton over my dead body blog hal leonard australia. In the past, anthony has also been known as anthony j fingleton. Tony fingletons victory lap arts the harvard crimson.
Surviving maggie an australian story by john fingleton goodreads. Among our readers here at watchers on the wall, the scene was chosen as one of the top 5 dramatic scenes of season 4 in our annual awards. Surviving maggie an australian story by john fingleton. Fingleton, a center at holy cross, during a 2002 practice. Anthony fingleton is a writer and producer, known for drop dead fred 1991, swimming upstream 2003 and the hurricane heist 2018. Its a really easy read and i enjoyed it my year old daughter is reading. View the profiles of people named anthony fingleton. Eamonn fingleton born 19 august 1948 is an irish financial journalist and author who for 27 years covered global finance and economics from a base in tokyo.
I never had the support of my father, but in the end thats. Michael fingleton historical records and family trees. While it is important to note the impact of the miscarriage of justice upon diane fingleton, it is more important to ensure that her legacy is not defined by it. See also other works publicity listings official sites. Neil fingleton dead aged 36 game of thrones star and uks. View john fingletons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Normal text size larger text size very large text size. Tony jesse spencer, the hero of swimming upstream, which was. Swimming upstream is a welcome throwback to the rich australian. Struggling to stay afloat in a sea of dysfunction, and.
He has written numerous screenplays most of which at one time or another, have been optioned by the major film studios. Mar 14, 2017 the family of game of thrones star and the uks tallest man neil fingleton has expressed their shock at his sudden passing. Swimming upstream swimming up stream origine australiano, nessuna lingua italiana. Swimming upstream is the true story of tony fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion. Follow jack fingleton and explore their bibliography from s jack fingleton author page.
Swimming upstream 2003 jesse spencer as tony fingleton imdb. Neil fingleton 18 february 1980 25 february 2017 was an english actor and basketball player. The story is really interesting and is really easy to get into tony definately led an interesting lifehardships and all. Seeing actor geoffrey rush play his father, harold, in the australian film. Destaco por su asombrosa estatura, 2,32 m 7 ft 7 in. The movie was fantastic and the book was even better, although the movie pretty much covered everything in the book. On the hbo series game of thrones, he played a colossal, bearded creature named mag the mighty. But i asked her about it the first time we could talk and i said how is it and she said its pretty bad. A great memorable quote from the swimming upstream movie on harold fingleton. I found that the abuse his mother suffered in this book was a lot less mono than in the movie. Later, he met up with his younger sister and coauthored the book swimming upstream. Fingleton, diane biographical entry australian women.
Anthony tony fingleton is a former australian swimmer. His books, written for a general audience, deal with global economics and globalism. Neil fingleton simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sporting ciudad carmen by sporting ciudad del carmen issuu. Anthony fingleton j, 79 new york, ny background report. With geoffrey rush, judy davis, jesse spencer, tim draxl. Join facebook to connect with anthony fingleton and others you may know. The inspirational life story of australian swimmer tony fingleton. A bestselling book of the film was published by new holland publishing. You may know tony fingleton best from his titlewinning swimming career and afi nominated autobiographical film, swimming upstream.
Tony fingleton is a resident of new york where he has lived since 1967. Fingletons time on game of thrones was brief but notable. The book and movie left you cheering for him and also wanting to scream at his father. Ashes crown the year cricket library by jack fingleton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover johns connections and jobs at similar companies. I first watched the movie a long time ago, and found the book. Game of thrones actor from worcester had boisterous nature.