- John McVicar
John McVicar (born 1940) is a British
journalist .In the 1960s, he was an armed robber who was tagged 'Public Enemy No. 1' by
Scotland Yard with a 'dead or alive' reward on his head. He was apprehended and given a 26 year jail sentence, escaping from prison on several occasions. He was released in 1978.cite web
title=JohnMcVicar.com - Biographical Notes
url=http://www.johnmcvicar.com/biog.htm
publisher=John McVicar
accessdate=2008-02-19
last=Artsrunik
first=Valentina ]He obtained a degree from the
University of London and wrote "McVicar by Himself" while still in prison and scripted the 1980 biographical film "McVicar", which starredRoger Daltrey in the title role. After release from prison he studied for a postgraduate degree at theUniversity of Leicester .In 1998 he lost a
libel action brought by sprinterLinford Christie over his claim that Christie was a "steroid athlete".John McVicar and his wife have a base in London, but travel widely.
ee also
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McVicar (film)
*Durham (HM Prison) References
External links
* [http://www.johnmcvicar.com/ JohnMcVicar.com]
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