George g gilman biography channel

George G. Gilman -- a pseudonym created and used by the near-legendary Terry Harknett -- is so well-known to western readers that he hardly needs any introduction from me.

George g gilman biography channel

Arguably the most influential British western writer of the last 40 years, his tough, graphic, wise-cracking westerns are still in demand, even though almost twenty years have now passed since the last one was published.

Terence William Harknett was born in Rainham, Essex, on 14 December 1936.

Although his earliest ambition was to become a car mechanic, he changed his mind upon leaving Rainham Secondary Modern School in 1951, and chose instead to pursue a career as a reporter. He went to work as a copy boy at Reuters News Agency, and later became a typist at Reuters Comtelburo.

It was here, whilst on night duty in 1953, that he wrote and sold his first short story, a romance entitled Katie's Birthday.

Although he had no particular interest in the western apart f