Norman Giller
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| Born |
Norman Giller 18 April 1940 Stepney, London, England |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
| Notable credit(s) | 100 books, TV series, journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Giller (1936–2006) |
| Partner(s) | Jackie Wright (2006–present) |
| Children | Lisa and Michael |
Norman Giller (born 18 April 1940, Stepney, East End, London) is an English author, a sports historian and television scriptwriter, who in October 2015 had his 100th book published. His 101st book, [http://www.normangillerbooks.com July 30 1966 Football's Longest Day], was published in 2016 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of England's World Cup final victory at Wembley.
With one hundred and one books to his name, Norman Giller is a prolific author who served his writing apprenticeship as a notable Fleet Street journalist. He was chief football reporter with the Daily Express in London (1964–74), and has been a freelance writer since leaving Fleet Street in 1974. He spent 14 years as a member of the This Is Your Life scriptwriting team, and devised several television series including Who's the Greatest? (ITV, 1980s), The Games of 48 and Over the Moon, Brian (ITV 1990s), Petrolheads (BBC2 2006); he co-produced 63 editions of Stand and Deliver (Sky TV, 1990s), and was scriptwriter and co-producer with Top Gear director Brian Klein of more than 50 sports-based videos/DVDs, featuring celebrities such as Gordon Ramsay, Ray Winstone, Alan Hansen, John Motson, Dickie Bird, Frank Bruno, Frankie Dettori, Lawrence Dallaglio, Harry Carpenter, and Jimmy Greaves. His output has also included crosswords and puzzle games with The Times, Daily and Sunday Express, The Sun, Sunday Telegraph and London Evening News. He has compiled the annual Times Sports Jumbo Crossword for 30 consecutive years, his 2011 100-clue challenge being Olympic themed.
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