Tony Slattery
A reader has asked my if I will write about Tony Slatter - a 'Stonebridge boy'. The actor, comedian and master of improvisation was indeed born on the Stonebridge Estate.
He was born into an Irish working class family - the youngest of 5 children to parents Michael and Margaret Slattery. Some write that there was a big gap between him and his older sister that made him a bit of a loner.
He did very well at school and went to Gunnersbury Boys Grammar School and then Cambridge.
It emerged very late in his career that at the age of eight he had been sexually abused by a Catholic priest but had never told his parents. This contributed to mental health problems covered in a Horizon documentary 'What's the Matter with Tony Slattery?'
This much I can glean but if there is anyone out there who knew Tony in his Stonebridge days and can do him justice, please do contribute in comments below or email me at martinrfrancis@virginmedia.com
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