Leslie Thomas, OBE was a Welsh author best known for his comic novel The Virgin Soldiers.
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11 Facts About Leslie Thomas
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Leslie Thomas was orphaned at the age of 12, when his mariner father was lost at sea and his mother died only a few months later from cancer.
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Leslie Thomas was brought up in a Dr Barnardo's home; the story of this upbringing was the subject of his first, autobiographical, book, This Time Next Week.
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Leslie Thomas began to write short articles for publication in English newspapers.
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Leslie Thomas stayed with the Evening News until 1965, when he embarked full-time on his writing career.
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In 1984, Leslie Thomas published In My Wildest Dreams recounting his childhood in South Wales, his days in Doctor Barnardo's homes in London, his National Service in the Far East, and his career in journalism.
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Leslie Thomas was a subject of the television programme This Is Your Life in 1979 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at a Barnardo's hostel in Kingston, Surrey.
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Leslie Thomas joined ex-RAF national serviceman Bob Monkhouse and BBC Radio 2 drivetime presenter John Dunn in a programme filled with reminiscences about their years in uniform.
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