Talk:John Stonehouse
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[edit] Questions
What books did he publish?
[edit] Died on live TV?
Is this really true? I can't find any other website that says this. Deus Ex 09:27, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
No it is not true. but is has been alleged that he was a KGB agenet. Any evidence on that?
- He abruptly fell unconscious in a chair before a studio audience during a section of a TV discussion programme about people who disappeared. I was in that audience. Earlier, responding indirectly to a police inspector who had said that people who disappear are often acting selfishly, he attempted a psychological self-justification. I think this was a live broadcast, but from memory I cannot be certain that it was not merely being recorded. As I recall he remained seriously ill and died some days later - AG, Stockport, UK.
[edit] More than one pseudonym
Stonehouse actually used two other names, not only that of Markham.
- Yes - He was "Joseph Arthur Markham" and "Donald Clive Mildoon". Both apparently deceased constituents. David | Talk 11:29, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Date of birth
The date is given in the article on Stonehouse as 1925 and 1926.
[edit] Trivia
I have removed the line "The successful BBC comedy series The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin was based on the incident." because it's not true. The book was written before the incident took place (though it was published shortly afterwards). Parallel evolution, rather than inspiration. Aquarion 11:45, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
