Talk:Alan Grant (writer)

Improvements
Expanded the entry but there's a lot more that needs to be done to this article. The bibliography needs cleaning up and there's probably stuff i missed out. I intend to come back and sort it out eventually but if anyone fancies a pop in the meantime, then feel free.Logan1138 17:19, 16 January 2006 (UTC)


 * He also went to Dalkeith High School. He lived in Newtongrange. His nationality is Scottish, but he was born in England. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.27.179.25 (talk) 2009-11-13T00:54:46

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Birth date
When was Alan Grant born? I see no source in the article for 9 February. According to BNF he was born on 2 July. According other sources (GCD, isfdb, noosfere) he was born on 7 February, but I am not sure about their reliability. Jaqen (talk) 07:45, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Alan Grant addition
Alan was married to Morelle Smith in the late 1960s. They had separated by 1968. He was 20. 51.6.139.112 (talk) 10:26, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Alan Grant first marriage
Not mentioned is Alan’s first marriage in his late teens to Morelle Smith. The marriage which, according to Alan, was opposed by her parents, ended in 1968. 51.6.139.112 (talk) 08:25, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

SCHOOL EXPULSIONS
I was at secondary school with Alan. He was a very bright boy but was never expelled and then reinstated.The extent of his rebellion was wearing a black leather motorcycle jacket. 51.6.139.112 (talk) 16:40, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

JOURNALISM
I lodged with Alan in Dundee at a time when he edited ‘Secrets’ magazine for publishers DC Thompson. Thompson had full editorial control over stories so Alan re-hashed romances written 20 or 30 years earlier.Alan also told me that knowing that Thompson were a Conservative Party supporting group, he responded to an interview question about his own politics by saying he was ‘a mild fascist’. He got the job! 51.6.139.112 (talk) 16:48, 14 May 2023 (UTC)