He was the tallest britishborn man and the tallest man in the european union at 7 ft 7. Tony fingletons victory lap arts the harvard crimson. Anthony fingleton is a writer and producer, known for drop dead fred 1991, swimming upstream 2003 and the hurricane heist 2018. Swimming upstream swimming up stream origine australiano, nessuna lingua italiana. Surviving maggie an australian story by john fingleton. Join facebook to connect with anthony fingleton and others you may know. This was john fingleton s impetus for telling the untold story of his father harolds early life, hopefully providing some counterbalance to harolds portrayal in swimming upstream. A bestselling book of the film was published by new holland publishing. List of commonwealth games medallists in swimming men references.
You may know tony fingleton best from his titlewinning swimming career and afi nominated autobiographical film, swimming upstream. Among our readers here at watchers on the wall, the scene was chosen as one of the top 5 dramatic scenes of season 4 in our annual awards. Tony fingleton was played by jesse spencer and harold, his father and chief antagonist, by geoffrey rush. Apr 07, 2016 fingleton retired in may 2010, with hopes that the positive measures she undertook to deliver justice to queenslanders before she was interrupted, would be acknowledged. While it is important to note the impact of the miscarriage of justice upon diane fingleton, it is more important to ensure that her legacy is not defined by it. Neil fingleton dead aged 36 game of thrones star and uks. Fingleton went on to write and produce the comedy drop dead fred.
Join facebook to connect with allan fingleton and others you may know. Michael fingleton historical records and family trees. In the past, anthony has also been known as anthony j fingleton. You may know tony fingleton best from his titlewinning swimming career and. Neil fingleton simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Swimming upstream is a welcome throwback to the rich australian. Eamonn fingleton born 19 august 1948 is an irish financial journalist and author who for 27 years covered global finance and economics from a base in tokyo. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover johns connections and jobs at similar companies. I wrote a book about you a fun, fillintheblank book m.
Tony fingleton is a resident of new york where he has lived since 1967. It really started when my sister visited me here in new york. Swimming upstream swimming up stream origine australiano. The book and movie left you cheering for him and also wanting to scream at his father. Fingleton is an australian former competitive swimmer who won silver medal in 1962 british empire and commonwealth games. Fingleton, diane biographical entry australian women. See also other works publicity listings official sites. In 2003 film director russell mulcahy made a biographical film about tony, called swimming upstream, based on his autobiography. Awards and won the australian film critics best screenplay award. He was just 36yearsold when he suddenly suffered a fatal heart at. The movie was fantastic and the book was even better, although the movie pretty much covered everything in the book.
The scene with mag the mighty attacking the walls gate, with grenn leading the defense, was a favorite of fans. The film boasts a lot of wellknown australian actors most notably. But i asked her about it the first time we could talk and i said how is it and she said its pretty bad. I found that the abuse his mother suffered in this book was a lot less mono than in the movie. The story is really interesting and is really easy to get into tony definately led an interesting lifehardships and all. The inspirational life story of australian swimmer tony fingleton. Sweet, fun, and lighthearted, i wrote a book about you is designed to be filled out by you and given to someone you like a lota spouse, a best friend, a sister, or even an awesome coworker. Game of thrones actor from worcester had boisterous nature. John fingleton founder and chief executive fingleton. Swimming upstream 2003 jesse spencer as tony fingleton imdb.
I never had the support of my father, but in the end thats. If i hadnt been a competitive swimmer in my youth, this book wouldnt have been of much interest to. Game of thrones star neil fingletons family reveal. Anthony fingleton is 79 years old and was born on 041940. Struggling to stay afloat in a sea of dysfunction, and. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Always overshadowed in his fathers eyes by his brothers, it is only when tony displays an extraordinary. A great memorable quote from the swimming upstream movie on harold fingleton. I first watched the movie a long time ago, and found the book. Later, he met up with his younger sister and coauthored the book swimming upstream. Neil fingleton 18 february 1980 25 february 2017 was an english actor and basketball player. Tony fingleton over my dead body blog hal leonard australia. Seeing actor geoffrey rush play his father, harold, in the australian film.
And most of the book revolved around his younger days before turning into a young adult. Well first of all when you hear the words guilty it starts right there. Normal text size larger text size very large text size. Anthony tony fingleton is a former australian swimmer. Fingletons time on game of thrones was brief but notable.
A champion swimmer, he won twelve medals at national swimming and surf lifesaving championships in the early 1960s. Anthony fingleton j, 79 new york, ny background report at. Swimming upstream is the true story of tony fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion. Surviving maggie an australian story by john fingleton goodreads. He has written numerous screenplays most of which at one time or another, have been optioned by the major film studios. View the profiles of people named anthony fingleton. He won silver medal in 1962 british empire and commonwealth games.
Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. John henry webb jack fingleton 19081981, journalist and cricketer, was born on 28 april 1908 at waverley, sydney, third of six children of melbourneborn james fingleton, tram conductor, and his wife belinda may, nee webb, born in new south wales. Tony jesse spencer, the hero of swimming upstream, which was. These buttons register your public agreement, disagreement, thanks, lol, or troll with the selected comment. With geoffrey rush, judy davis, jesse spencer, tim draxl. On the hbo series game of thrones, he played a colossal, bearded creature named mag the mighty. Fingleton, a center at holy cross, during a 2002 practice. Ashes crown the year cricket library by jack fingleton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His books, written for a general audience, deal with global economics and globalism. Neil fingleton 18 december 1980 25 february 2017 was an english actor and basketball player.
He was invited to participate in 1964 summer olympics but instead accepted a scholarship to study at harvard university. Its a really easy read and i enjoyed it my year old daughter is reading. Historical records and family trees related to michael fingleton. Feb 26, 2017 neil fingleton game of thrones star and the uks tallest man at a towering 7ft 7in has died aged 36. Anthony fingleton j, 79 new york, ny background report. The film swimming upstream, written and coproduced by his brother, tony, and starring geoffrey rush as his father harold, became the impetus for surviving maggie, his first book. Sporting ciudad carmen by sporting ciudad del carmen issuu. Destaco por su asombrosa estatura, 2,32 m 7 ft 7 in. View john fingletons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Follow jack fingleton and explore their bibliography from s jack fingleton author page.
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