Jack McQuoid (1910-1985)

Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): Biographical Entry

Jack McQuoid, “One Man in His Time: an autobiography”. Typescript. 328pp. plus 6 photocopies of newspaper cuttings etc. c. 1985. Part 1 …

Before Jack found his love for writing he always found comfort in the natural world. Jack’s father passed these values down to …

This collaborative research project has pushed me out of my comfort zone but for all of the right reasons. Through taking part …

‘These American songs seemed to be her favourites. They seemed to inspire pictures of a land that was rich and free – …

‘If anyone like a fortune teller, had told me that someday I would walk onto the stage in that theatre, and for …

‘Of course one’s life in this world does not begin as a blank new page. Before the teachers and the preachers start …

This blog may seem disjointed with Jack’s various experiences in what he deems is his ‘real education’ but I believe it portrays …

“Our lives do not begin and end by opening and closing like a book. Life could be likened more to a surging …

‘The Drama League was run by idealists and artists, and by down to earth enthusiasts who made a living in the academic …

‘I have lived through most of the twentieth century – an age of conflict and propaganda in which I have strived to …