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Richard Stanley Francis CBE FRSL (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a British [1] steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England. After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt.
Dick Francis, właśc. Richard Stanley Francis (ur. 31 października 1920 w Tenby w Pembrokeshire, zm. 14 lutego 2010 na wyspie Wielki Kajman) – brytyjski dżokej i pisarz, autor powieści kryminalnych.
27 paź 2024 · Dick Francis (born October 31, 1920, Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire, Wales—died February 14, 2010, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) was a British jockey and mystery writer known for his realistic plots centred on the sport of horse racing.
18 maj 2018 · BORN: 1920, Coedcanlas, Tenby, Wales. NATIONALITY: British, Welsh. GENRE: Fiction. The name Dick Francis is synonymous with thrillers and horse racing. A former steeplechase champion, Francis. has used his thorough knowledge of the “sport of kings” as the basis for almost all of the thirty-odd novels he has produced since 1962.
15 lut 2010 · Dick Francis, whose notable but blighted career as a champion steeplechase jockey for the British royal family was eclipsed by a second, more brilliant career as a popular thriller writer, died...
Dick Francis Biography. Dick Francis was born in South Wales in 1920. He was a young rider of distinction winning awards and trophies at horse shows throughout the United Kingdom. At the outbreak of World War II he joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot, flying fighter and bomber aircraft including the Spitfire and Lancaster.
Set mostly in the racing world, he has written more than 40 novels including Forfeit, Blood Sport, Slay-Ride, Odds Against, Flying Finish, Smoke Screen, High Stakes, and Long Shot. He wrote his last four books Dead Heat, Silks, Even Money, and Crossfire with his son Felix Francis.
