John Attenborough | |
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Born | John Michael Attenborough 1 January 1928 |
Died | 9 November 2012 | (aged 84)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Executive, financial advisor |
Spouse |
Janet Cleverdon (
m. 1956) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Relatives |
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John Michael Attenborough ( /ˈætənbrə/; 1 January 1928 – 9 November 2012) was an English executive in the motor industry and then a financial adviser. [1] He was the younger brother of director and actor Richard Attenborough, and the naturalist Sir David Attenborough. [2]
Like his brothers, he was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester. [3] After National Service, he studied modern languages at Clare College, Cambridge. [2] [3] He worked in the motor trade and became a managing director of Mann Egerton, heading their Rolls-Royce division in Berkeley Street. He then became the head of the British operations of Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. He finally ran a distribution business for motor cars in Dorset before retiring from the motor trade and becoming a financial adviser. [4]
He was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and died at his home in Poole, Dorset, on 9 November 2012, aged 84. [3]
John Attenborough | |
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Born | John Michael Attenborough 1 January 1928 |
Died | 9 November 2012 | (aged 84)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Executive, financial advisor |
Spouse |
Janet Cleverdon (
m. 1956) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
|
Relatives |
|
John Michael Attenborough ( /ˈætənbrə/; 1 January 1928 – 9 November 2012) was an English executive in the motor industry and then a financial adviser. [1] He was the younger brother of director and actor Richard Attenborough, and the naturalist Sir David Attenborough. [2]
Like his brothers, he was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester. [3] After National Service, he studied modern languages at Clare College, Cambridge. [2] [3] He worked in the motor trade and became a managing director of Mann Egerton, heading their Rolls-Royce division in Berkeley Street. He then became the head of the British operations of Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. He finally ran a distribution business for motor cars in Dorset before retiring from the motor trade and becoming a financial adviser. [4]
He was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and died at his home in Poole, Dorset, on 9 November 2012, aged 84. [3]