Stan Cullimore
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Ian Peter Cullimore is an English musician and journalist. He played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull-based indie rock band the Housemartins.
Early life
[edit]He was born in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire. He moved to Birmingham, where he went to school at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, a state grammar school. He studied Maths at the University of Hull from 1980, graduating in 1984.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Music
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Cullimore responded to a local newspaper advertisement by the Housemartins singer Paul Heaton seeking musicians in 1983. Most of the band's songs were written by Heaton and Cullimore. After leaving the band, Cullimore ran a whole food shop for about five years.
Journalism and writing
[edit]Cullimore went on to become a journalist and the author of many children's books.[citation needed] He has written for publications such as the Hull Daily Mail and the Bristol Post.[citation needed]
He began working as a journalist in 2014 and wrote a column in a local Bristol paper.[1] Alongside this he has been working with AuthorsAbroad,[2] teaching young children creative writing and music.
References
[edit]- ^ "Urban Grandad". Bristol Post. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Authors Abroad". authorsabroad.com. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- Cullimore's website
- Stan Cullimore at IMDb
- Books for Keeps article
- Stan Cullimore, Travel Writer & Reviewer on BaldHiker
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