Rediscovering the chequered life of author Frank Norman
Under the skin of the 'Bang to Rights' and 'Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be' author.
Novelist, playwright, painter, criminal. In the words of his grandson, author Frank Norman certainly had an 'interesting' life, to say the least.
He was best known for his acclaimed prison memoir 'Bang to Rights' (1958) and the smash-hit musical 'Fings Ain鈥檛 Wot They Used T鈥橞e' (1960). But Frank Norman was also a talented painter, having discovered art while behind bars, immersing himself in classes and books from the prison library.
Now, two venues in Soho are celebrating the life and work of the late Frank Norman, through a double exhibition, and the re-publishing of his photographic memoir 'Soho聽Night聽& Day' (1966).
So who was this eccentric man of many talents? 大象传媒 Radio London's Robert Elms has been finding out from Norman's grandson Joe Daniel.
