1. Dick Francis - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The 1999 unauthorised biography, Dick Francis A Racing Life, suggested that his books had in fact been written by Francis wife, Mary. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Francis

Dick Francis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Dick Francis CBE (born October 31 ) is a British author and retired jockey Contents Early life Horse racing career Writing career Books ... edit Early life He was born Richard Stanley Francis in Lawrenny , south Wales , the son of a jockey and stable manager During World War II , he served in the Royal Air Force , piloting fighter and bomber aircraft, including the Spitfire edit Horse racing career He left the RAF in 1946 to become a celebrity in the world of British National Hunt racing He himself won over 350 races, becoming champion jockey in the 1953-54 season. From to he was jockey to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother . In he was forced to retire from racing as the result of a serious fall. His most famous moment as a jockey came while riding the Queen Mother's horse, Devon Loch , in the Grand National when the horse inexplicably fell when close to winning the race. edit Writing career His first book was his autobiography The Sport of Queens ), which led to him becoming the racing correspondent for the London Sunday Express , a position he held for 16 years. In

2. Dick Francis --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Dick Francis British mystery writer known for his realistic plots centred on the sport of horse racing. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9000454/Dick-Francis

var britAdCategory = "literature"; Already a member? LOGIN Encyclopædia Britannica - the Online Encyclopedia Home Blog Advocacy Board ... Free Trial Britannica Online Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Dick Francis Print this Table of Contents Shopping New! Britannica Book of the Year The Ultimate Review of 2007. 2007 Britannica Encyclopedia Set (32-Volume Set) Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. New! Britannica 2008 Ultimate DVD/CD-ROM The world's premier software reference source. Dick Francis Page 1 of 1 born Oct. 31, 1920, Tenby, Wales British mystery writer known for his realistic plots centred on the sport of horse racing. Francis was the son of a jockey, and in 1946 he took up steeplechase riding, turning professional in 1948. In 1957 he had an accident that cut short his riding career. That same year he published The Sport of Queens: The Autobiography of Dick Francis, Francis, Dick... (75 of 265 words) To read the full article, activate your FREE Trial Commonly Asked Questions About Dick Francis Close Enable free complete viewings of Britannica premium articles when linked from your website or blog-post.

3. Dick Francis Dick Francis is the author of many bestselling mysteries. I ve collected (almost) all of them. They are Great! Francis doesn t have one detective, http://www.wellscs.com/ann/reading/dfrancis.htm

Dick Francis Wells Ann Reading Dick Francis is the author of many bestselling mysteries. I've collected (almost) all of them. They are Great! Francis doesn't have one detective, he has many (although 1 guy has appeared in 3 books). Many different backgrounds, many different kinds of problems, but they all have English horse racing in the background somewhere. His official website is with his publisher, Penguin Putnam Inc. Many of his fans contribute to the AOL reading group What he's written so far is: The Sport of Queens (autobiography) Dead Cert Nerve For Kicks Odds Against Flying Finish Blood Sport Forfeit Enquiry Rat Race Bonecrack Smokescreen Slayride Knockdown High Stakes In the Frame Risk Trial Run Whip Hand Reflex Twice Shy Banker The Danger Proof Break-In A Jockey's Life Bolt Hot Money The Edge Straight Longshot Comeback Driving Force Decider Wild Horses To the Hilt Come to Grief Field of Thirteen (short stories) Contact ann@wellscs.com Wells Ann Reading

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5. Dick Francis Dick Francis was Champion Jockey in the 195354 season, but as the final words of his autobiography, The Sport of Queens says http://www.biogs.com/famous/francisdick.html

@import "profile.css"; Dick Francis Dick Francis, whose full name is Richard Stanley Francis, was born on 31 October 1920. After being a pilot in the RAF in World War II, Dick Francis enjoyed two great careers - as a jockey and then as a crime writer. Dick Francis was Champion Jockey in the 1953-54 season, but as the final words of his autobiography, 'The Sport of Queens' says: "I heard one man say to another, a little while ago, 'Who did you say that was? Dick Francis? Oh yes, he's the man who didn't win the National.' "What an epitaph!" Dick Francis is referring to the famous 1956 Grand National when with less than fifty yards to go, his horse, Devon Loch, owned by the Queen Mother, suddenly fell over whilst well in the lead. In November 2004 Dick Francis was honoured for a lifetime contribution to racing, winning the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Annual Award, and at the ceremony he recalled that he sought Her Majesty's permission to call his autobiography 'The Sport of Queens', and added: "One perhaps couldn't have used that title today." Dick Francis has gone on to write over 40 best-selling novels - crime capers revolving around horse racing.

6. Dick Francis Dick Francis. Dick Francis AKA Richard Stanley Francis. Born 31Oct-1920 The Sport of Queens The Autobiography of Dick Francis (1957, memoir) http://www.nndb.com/people/576/000115231/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Dick Francis AKA Richard Stanley Francis Born: 31-Oct Birthplace: Tenby, Wales Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Novelist, Jockey Nationality: Wales Executive summary: Dead Cert Military service: RAF (WWII) Father: George V. Francis Mother: Catherine M. Francis Wife: Mary Margaret Brenchley (m. 1947, d. 30-Sep-2000, three children) Son: Felix Francis (his manager) Officer of the British Empire Commander of the British Empire Author of books: The Sport of Queens: The Autobiography of Dick Francis , memoir) Dead Cert , novel) Nerve , novel) For Kicks , novel) Odds Against , novel) Flying Finish , novel) Blood Sport , novel) Forfeit , novel) Enquiry , novel) Rat Race , novel) Bonecrack , novel) Smokescreen , novel) Slayride , novel) Knockdown , novel) High Stakes , novel) In the Frame , novel) Risk , novel) Trial Run , novel) Whip Hand , novel) Reflex , novel) Twice Shy , novel) Banker , novel) The Danger , novel) Proof , novel) Break In , novel) Bolt , novel) Hot Money , novel) The Edge , novel) Straight , novel) Longshot , novel) Comeback , novel) Driving Force , novel) Decider , novel) Wild Horses , novel) Come to Grief , novel) To the Hilt , novel) 10 lb. Penalty

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11. Dick Francis Discussion of francis work along with plots and reviews of his mystery novels. http://wejosephson.home.mindspring.com/dfrancis.htm

Dick Francis Overview The standard history of Dick Francis must mention that this Grand Master mystery writer officially began his sporting career after WW2 as an amateur jockey and retired in 1957 as the preferred jockey of the Queen Mum. In 1956 he came heart-breakingly close to winning the Grand National. Upon retirement at the age of 36 he turned his attention to writing, beginning as the racing correspondent for a British daily. He released his first mystery novel in 1962 and has since turned out about one a year. Our handy-dandy Reader's Encyclopedia, 3rd ed. informs me that Francis' novels, long popular in England, became so in the U.S. after a 1980 television series based on his 1965 novel Odds Against As stated above, Francis churned out novels at a one per year pace starting in 1962. However, about 3 weeks after the release of Shattered in 2000, Dick's wife Mary died of a heart attack at the couple's home in the Cayman Islands. Her death had a major impact on Dick's writing since she did a large part of the research and editing of the novels. Indeed, Dick Francis - A Racing Life , an unauthorized biography written by Graham Lord, alleged that she was the sole author. Lord has built a specialty of sorts with unauthorized biographies of British authors, with works on John Mortimer (author of the Rumpole books) and Alf Wight (aka country vet James Herriot). Fans of the authors are usually quick to condem Lord's bios with allegations of shoddy research and a muckracking agenda. In any case, no Dick Francis books came out for 6 years following Mary's death until, in September of 2006

12. Biography dick francis was born in Lawrenny, South Wales in 1920. dick francis and his wife, Mary, who helps with much of the research for his books, http://www.mandry.net/dickfrancis/bio.html

Stats b. Oct. 31, 1920 bp. Wales m. 1947 sp. Mary Margaret Brenchly j. 1935-1957 rc. 1957-1962 wr. 1962-present kn. 1983 res. Cayman Islands Biography (Under Construction!) Richard Stanley Francis was born on Halloween, 1920 in Wales. At the age of fifteen, Dick dropped out of Maidenhead County School and won a hunter show, therefore starting an illustrious career as a steeplechase jockey. Dick has had three main careers: Air Force pilot and airframe fitter (during the war years), jockey and novelist. In 1947, Dick married Mary Margaret Brenchly. Ten years later, he retired from racing at the age of 37 and became a racing correspondent for the London Sunday Express . Five years after that in 1962, his first novel Dead Cert was published. A clever man, Francis made a deal with his publishing company that as long as he wrote a book a year, they would keep all of his novels in print. In 1983, he is knighted with the Order of the British Empire. Although there are rumours that 10 lb Penalty will be his last book, we can always hope. Dick and his wife now live in the Cayman Islands.

13. Dick Francis Reading Group Web page for the dick francis reading group. Features a guestbook, reading schedule, book list and information, links, polls and a chat room for members. http://members.aol.com/dfbooks/

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14. Dick Francis A bibliography of dick francis s books, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/f/dick-francis/

Fantastic Fiction Authors F Dick Francis Preferences google_ad_client = "pub-4149752303753296";google_alternate_ad_url = "http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/frames/banner.htm";google_ad_width = 468;google_ad_height = 60;google_ad_format = "468x60_as";google_ad_type = "text_image";google_ad_channel ="5061332721";google_color_border = "6699CC";google_color_bg = "003366";google_color_link = "FFFFFF";google_color_url = "AECCEB";google_color_text = "AECCEB"; Home Awards New Books Coming Soon ... Years Browse Authors A H O V ... U Dick Francis Search Authors Search Books About Dick Francis Dick Francis has Written forty-one international bestsellers and is widely acclaimed as one of the world's finest thriller writers. His awards include the Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the crime genre, and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tufts University of Boston. In 1996 Dick Francis was made a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement and in 2000 he received a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. New and Forthcoming Paperbacks Dead Heat Series Sid Halley Odds Against Whip Hand Come to Grief The Sid Halley Omnibus: Odds Against, Whip Hand, Come to Grief

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16. Authors And Creators: Dick Francis The 1999 unauthorised biography, dick francis A Racing Life, had suggested that francis books had in fact been written by Mary herself, although francis http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/francis.html

Authors and Creators Dick Francis Although only two of his heroes appear in more than one book, and only a handful of them are professional investigators or security consultants, former Queen's jockey Dick Francis has, in fact, been responsible for a long line of what might be considered non-PI PI novels. A former Welsh steeplechase jockey, Francis has become one of the most respected and popular mystery writers in the world, and in 1996, was voted a Mystery Grand Master by the CWA. His heroes are invariably cool, aloof loners, calmly professional, at loose ends with their lives, and often scarred, either physically or emotionally, and often both. They may not all be "official" eyes, but they certainly end up doing the job, even if the job description doesn't mention it. and, of course, each novel touches somehow on racing and horses. To overlook Francis' work, or dismiss it as merely horsey versions of Agatha Christie, is just wrong. Dame Christie would never people her quaint little villages with such an assortment of villainous psychopaths and sociopaths, or put her heroes through such physical and mental torture. People get hurt in these books, and their pain isn't easily walked off. The bad guys are nasty, and brutal, and the books are often hardboiled almost to the point of noir. Fans of the PI genre could do a lot worse than to check out his work. Particularly recommended are the Sid Halley books, where Francis actually does write about a private eye, for once. Coincidentally, I think they represent some of his best work. They might also look at a few of his actual professionals

17. Astronaut Bio: Dick Scobee 12/03 dick Scobee portrait francis R. (dick) SCOBEE (MR.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED). PERSONAL DATA Born May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/scobee.html

Biographical Data National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058 FRANCIS R. (DICK) SCOBEE (MR.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington. Died January 28, 1986. He is survived by his wife, June, and two children. He enjoyed flying, oil painting, woodworking, motorcycling, racquetball, jogging, and most outdoor sports. EDUCATION: Graduated from Auburn Senior High School, Auburn, Washington, in 1957; received a bachelor of science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Arizona in 1965. ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the Tau Beta Pi, the Experimental Aircraft Association, and the Air Force Association. AWARDS: Posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, and two NASA Exceptional Service Medals. EXPERIENCE: He has logged more than 6,500 hours flying time in 45 types of aircraft. NASA EXPERIENCE: Scobee was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978. In August 1979, he completed a 1-year training and evaluation period, making him eligible for assignment as a pilot on future Space Shuttle flightcrews. In addition to astronaut duties, Mr. Scobee was an Instructor Pilot on the NASA/Boeing 747 shuttle carrier airplane.

18. Francis "Dick" Scobee francis dick Scobee made the ultimate sacrifice and lost his life in service to the nation and the space program on January 28, 1986 at 46 years of age. http://www.amfcse.org/honor/scobee.htm

The Astronauts Memorial Foundation Those Honored Home About AMF Those Honored Training Programs ... Up FRANCIS "DICK" SCOBEE Major Scobee was a pilot in Vietnam where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. He was a test pilot before being selected by NASA to become an astronaut in 1978. He was pilot of the Challenger STS 41-C in 1984, a mission that successfully retrieved, repaired and redeployed the damaged Solar Maximum Satellite. Scobee was chosen as the spacecraft commander of Challenger STS 51-L, which was destroyed one minute and 13 seconds after its launch. Francis "Dick" Scobee made the ultimate sacrifice and lost his life in service to the nation and the space program on January 28, 1986 at 46 years of age.

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20. Dick Francis Biography And List Of Works - Dick Francis Books dick francis Biography dick francis (born October 31, 1920) is a British jockey and author. He had a successful career as a jockey, winning over 350 races http://www.biblio.com/authors/5/Dick_Francis_Biography.html

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