1. Henry Normal was born on Peter James Carroll, 15 August 1956 and is an English writer, poet, film and TV producer, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival, and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival.
13 Facts About Henry Normal
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Henry Normal set up Baby Cow Productions with Steve Coogan in 1999, and was its managing director until his retirement in 2016.
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Whilst living in Chesterfield, Henry Normal chanced upon a local fanzine writer and knocked on the bedsit door of editor Faye Ray.
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Henry Normal went on to be a central figure in the local music scene and the performance poet was a regular fixture at local gigs.
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Early in his career Henry Normal toured with the band Pulp.
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Henry Normal had an eccentric delivery style, and at a 1987 poetry convention in Corby performed with a paper bag over his head.
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Henry Normal released a live album, Ostrich Man, in 1987.
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Henry Normal co-wrote and script-edited the multi-award-winning Mrs Merton Show and the spin-off series Mrs Merton and Malcolm.
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Henry Normal co-created and co-wrote the first series of The Royle Family with Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash.
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In 1994, Henry Normal performed a series of four shows called Encyclopedia Poetica on BBC Radio 4.
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Henry Normal has been awarded honorary degrees by both the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University.
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Henry Normal is a Patron of Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature.
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Henry Normal has had a beer and a bus named after him in his home city.