Tony Hoare was a bank robber turned screenwriter, who died at 70.
"... on leaving school he went to London in search of excitement. He found it as the member of a gang of bank robbers. They were never very successful. After a job in Warrington they repaired to a nearby pub but their southern accents immediately gave them away and they were arrested. Although a terrible driver, Hoare was the getaway man. He could reflect that he made far more money writing about crime for television than from his own crimes."
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I love these obituaries. When I pass away, I hope a British writer can help with mine.
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