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Archie Hill
The basics
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Gender:
Male
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Birth:
(South Staffordshire)
Death:
1989
The details
Biography
Archie Hill (born c1926, died 1986) was a writer and broadcaster who came from the English Black Country, a region which provided the central theme for his work. His writing included acclaimed autobiographical books as well novels, radio plays, television scripts and journalism. The pinnacle of his broadcasting career was a four-part 1974 BBC TV series called Archie Hill Comes Home.
He was described by writer Michael Pearson as "…hugely talented … very rough Black Country with a lived-in face. An alcoholic with suicidal tendencies, he was said to be programmed to self-destruct, but always had a smile and a twinkle in his eye."
He died by suicide in 1989.