Norman Giller
Journalist, author, sports historian, television scriptwriter, and above all a storyteller,
Life Begins at 90
A 21ST CENTURY LOVE STORY
My ’child bride’ Joyce and i have written a book together.
it’s called Life Begins at 90 and is three books in one.
We each tell our stories that started in the East End of London before the Blitz by Hitler’s bombers. We were born 400 yards apart but it took more than 80 years to find each other. Rather a lot happened in the years between and this is the story of our adventure and, eventually, a 21st century love story. You couldn’t make it up.
All profits to the remarkable charity, The Music Man Project. The Music Man Project teaches children and adults with learning disabilities to sing, sign and play original music and arrangements.
The Music Man Project
And then there’s the moving story of The Music Man Project
This is the remarkable tale of how former deputy head teacher David Stanley gave up his career to concentrate on showing youngsters with learning disabilities how they could find joy and achievement through music.
Any profits from Life Begins at 90 will go to The Music Man Project. Please support a great cause
We want to get the Music Man choir to New York to perform on broadway. Please help us by purchasing our book. It’s a perfect present for people from our golden generation and the moral is that it is never too late to find love.
Our book is dedicated to the memory of Sir David Amess, a fellow East Londoner who was President of The Music Man Project until senselessly murdered by a terrorist while serving his community.
You can help a great cause and get a good read by ordering our book here
Spurs Odyssey
The Times Jumbo Crossword
As a bit of variety, Norman has compiled the annual The Times Sports Jumbo Crossword for 40 consecutive Years.
About Norman Giller
Norman has worn many hats over six decades: journalist, author, sports historian, television scriptwriter, and above all a storyteller. As a young reporter on Fleet Street in the 1950s, Norman Giller covered the golden era of English football, becoming chief football correspondent for the Daily Express and forging friendships with legends like World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore and goal-scoring icon Jimmy Greaves. That front-row access to sporting history paved the way for Giller’s next chapter as a prolific author and, in time, the maestro of ghostwriting.
Since going freelance in his mid-thirties, Norman Giller has become the go-to collaborator for sports stars and celebrities seeking to tell their stories. He has written or co-written over 120 books, including more than 20 with Jimmy Greaves, four with heavyweight champion Sir Henry Cooper, and six novelisations of the classic Carry On comedy films. Giller even lent his wordsmith talents to comedy: he spent nine years ghostwriting a popular sports column for the legendary comedian Eric Morecambe.
Giller’s talents have never been confined to the printed page. He spent 14 years as a scriptwriter for the classic TV series This Is Your Life, helping to honour everyone from sporting heroes to showbiz stars. He also devised and co-produced sports-themed television specials, and became a master of the quiz – for example, he set The Sun’s sports quiz for a decade, and his jumbo sports crossword ran in The Times for an extraordinary 31 consecutive years. As a publicist, Giller represented world boxing champions like Muhammad Ali and Frank Bruno, and he once even interviewed with London’s notorious Kray twins for a PR job (a gig he was relieved to turn down).
Despite a life spent among famous figures, Giller remains grounded and generous. He often jokes that he has “had more words published than Shakespeare and Dickens combined” – a nod to his prodigious output – yet he is just as proud of his personal milestones. When his wife of 45 years, Eileen, died in 2006, Norman Giller raised over £15,000 for the Dorset Kidney Fund in her memory. Now in his eighties, he has found happiness again, recently remarrying. His new wife, Joyce Giller, was awarded an MBE for her decades of community service in Essex. From press boxes to publishing presses, Norman Giller has lived life to the fullest, carrying with him an undimmed passion for storytelling and a lasting legacy of inspiration.
Norman's Books on Amazon
Norman has over 120 books to his name ranging from sports to novelisations of Carry On movies, and even his own autobiography. You can find a selection of them on Amazon.