Dick Francis: A Life In Pictures

DICK Francis has died. He was 89. You were the Queen Mother’s jockey. She got her teeth into you and Reader’s Digest, for which your work was condensed. You wrote 40 books – one a year. You are reunited with Devon Loch, who fell when close to winning to 1956 Grand National. Your calamity coined a phrase. This was your life in pictures:

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File photo dated 27/11/04 of Dick Francis, the champion jockey turned best-selling thriller writer, who has died at the age of 89.

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Posted: 14th, February 2010 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink