Ronald Walter Ellis (born 12 September 1941) [1] [2] has been, among other occupations, a crime novelist, broadcaster, and journalist. [3] In 1992, The Sun described him as the "man with the most jobs in Britain". [1] [3] [4]
Born in Southport, England, he studied library science at Liverpool Polytechnic. [5] In 1966, [6] he became one of the country's first mobile D.J.s. [1] In 1976, he was appointed Northern Promotion Manager for WEA ( Warner Bros. Records, Elektra Records and Atlantic Records). [1] [2] [4] He recorded a hit song, a punk anthem, "Boys on the Dole", which charted in the top 10 on the New Wave charts in 1979. [1] [2] [4] In 1984, American biographer Albert Goldman hired him as British researcher for his book The Lives of John Lennon. [1] [2] [3] Ellis also broadcast football reports for BBC Radio Merseyside. [1] [2] [7]
Ellis has written two books of self-published poems, one of which won the national Sefton Poetry Award in 1992, [1] and a comedy book, Journal of a Coffin Dodger, [1] [2] which was shortlisted for the Best British Audio Comedy Book in 2004. [4]
Ellis has written 10 crime novels. [3] The Johnny Ace series, published by Headline and Allison & Busby, features a Liverpool private investigator/radio presenter called Johnny Ace, and The DCI Glass series, three police procedurals. He also runs his own publishing company, Nirvana Books, [4] featuring works by pop music broadcaster Spencer Leigh, local historian Joan A. Rimmer, and crime writers Kate Ellis and Eileen Dewhurst. [1]
Ronald Walter Ellis (born 12 September 1941) [1] [2] has been, among other occupations, a crime novelist, broadcaster, and journalist. [3] In 1992, The Sun described him as the "man with the most jobs in Britain". [1] [3] [4]
Born in Southport, England, he studied library science at Liverpool Polytechnic. [5] In 1966, [6] he became one of the country's first mobile D.J.s. [1] In 1976, he was appointed Northern Promotion Manager for WEA ( Warner Bros. Records, Elektra Records and Atlantic Records). [1] [2] [4] He recorded a hit song, a punk anthem, "Boys on the Dole", which charted in the top 10 on the New Wave charts in 1979. [1] [2] [4] In 1984, American biographer Albert Goldman hired him as British researcher for his book The Lives of John Lennon. [1] [2] [3] Ellis also broadcast football reports for BBC Radio Merseyside. [1] [2] [7]
Ellis has written two books of self-published poems, one of which won the national Sefton Poetry Award in 1992, [1] and a comedy book, Journal of a Coffin Dodger, [1] [2] which was shortlisted for the Best British Audio Comedy Book in 2004. [4]
Ellis has written 10 crime novels. [3] The Johnny Ace series, published by Headline and Allison & Busby, features a Liverpool private investigator/radio presenter called Johnny Ace, and The DCI Glass series, three police procedurals. He also runs his own publishing company, Nirvana Books, [4] featuring works by pop music broadcaster Spencer Leigh, local historian Joan A. Rimmer, and crime writers Kate Ellis and Eileen Dewhurst. [1]