Ronald Biggs
Ronald Biggs
Ronald Arthur "Ronnie" Biggswas an English thief, known for his role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, for his escape from prison in 1965, for living as a fugitive for 36 years and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, he returned to the United Kingdom and spent several years in prison, where his health rapidly declined. Biggs was released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2009 and died in a nursing home in December...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth8 August 1929
school attendance building
I won a scholarship with the Brixton School of Building. I screwed around, not putting in a proper attendance.
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One report said that since my time on the run I've had 2,500 girlfriends. I mean you got to realize, I've been on the run for more than 30 years, I have got to have had more than that!
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One report said that since my time on the run I've 'ad 2,500 girlfriends. I mean you got to realize, I've been on the run for more than 30 years, I have got to have had more than that!!
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Dad worked on a railway as a steward on the dinning cars. He'd been a soldier, he'd been a sailor, and he was a chef in his later years.
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The idea was to make a movie ourselves with everyone playing a cameo role. Preferably before we all go, 'cos poor old Charlie Wilson was murdered, and of course Buster has gone.
I kicked off... and things went on from there... down and down.
soon wrote
This book that I just wrote is going to be coming out very soon to Australia.
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I was involved in the robbery for a purpose, and that was because I knew somebody who could drive a diesel train. I was responsible to take along this old guy who could drive the train.
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An Australian friend of mine runs tours in STH America and every now and then he arranges with me to have a barbecue for certain groups.
art school london
I used to have a list of things from my school buddies of what kind of art material they wanted. I'd go up to the West End of London and spend the whole day knocking stuff off.
want return england
I don't have any intentions to return to England. I would go back if I could return as a free person. I don't want to return to prison.
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It has been rumoured that I was the brains of the robbery, but that was totally incorrect. I've been described as the tea boy, which is also incorrect.
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There's a difference between criminals and crooks. Crooks steal. Criminals blow some guy's brains out. I'm a crook.
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I am no longer a criminal. I gave up that practice years ago.