Chris McCooey
| Christopher (Chris) McCooey | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1949 Tunbridge Wells |
| Education | The Skinners' School, Tunbridge Wells; University College, Oxford; University of California, Berkeley - Graduate Journalism School |
| Occupation | Freelance writer and speaker |
| Children | Matthew, Emi |
| Website | http://www.chrismccooey.co.uk/ |
Chris McCooey is a freelance journalist,[1] photographer and author. He was born in Tunbridge Wells in 1949 and has contributed travel and gardening articles to The Times,[2] The Daily Telegraph,[3] The Financial Times,[4] The Daily Mail[5] and The Daily Express. He has written a number of local history books and gives talks to local societies in Kent and Sussex. He was educated at The Skinners' School and University College, Oxford. He spent a number of years living and working in Japan.[6] He is the father of actor, Matt McCooey.
At Oxford he was a contemporary of Bill Clinton and played rugby with him. McCooey describes a game in which Clinton flattened an opponent who didn't have the ball. McCooey explained to the referee, "he's from America where you can flatten anybody".[7] He recalls Clinton and fellow Rhodes scholar, Robert Reich, engaged in "titanic arguments" as they walked across the quad.[8]
Published books
McCooey's published books include:[9]
- Images of Southborough and High Brooms (archive photographs) – The History Press
- Voices of Southborough and High Brooms (archive photographs) – The History Press
- Sussex Heroes: Brave, Resourceful and True – JAK Books
- Kent Scandals: Sensational, Salacious and Sad – JAK Books
- Kent Characters – Wacky, Weird and Wonderful – JAK Books
- Rogues, Rascals and Rebels of Kent and Sussex – JAK Books
- Tales, Titbits and Trivia of Kent and Sussex – JAK Books
- Birds, Beasts and Bacchanalia of Kent and Sussex – JAK Books
- Smuggling on the South Coast – Amberley
- Companion to Japanese Britain and Ireland (with Bowen Pearse) In Print Publishing Ltd
- Leisure Guide to Scotland's Countryside ISBN 978-0-85936-027-2
He is also the editor of Despatches from the Home Front: War Diaries of Joan Strange 1939-1945.
References
- ↑ Recent Articles
- ↑ St Davids in Pembrokeshire is the first eco-city
- ↑ "Gardening: blood, sweat and HLM". Daily Telegraph. 2008-08-22.
- ↑ "To the rescue". Financial Times. 2010-11-05.
- ↑ "Here be dragons!". Daily Mail. 2004-10-04.
- ↑ News Canada
- ↑ Schaeper, Thomas J; Schaeper, Kathleen (2010). Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, And The Creation Of An American Elite. Berghahn. p. 191.
- ↑ Hamilton, Nigel (2011). Bill Clinton: An American Journey. Random House. p. 181.
- ↑ Books by Chris McCooey on Amazon