Jump to content

Stan Cullimore: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m per MOS, see WP:OPENPARA
No edit summary
 
(18 intermediate revisions by 14 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|English musician, author and composer}}
{{distinguish|Stan Collymore}}
{{distinguish|Stan Collymore}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2010}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2010}}
'''Ian Peter Cullimore''' (born 6 May 1962) is a English musician. He played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull-based [[indie rock]] [[band (music)|band]] [[The Housemartins]].
'''Ian Peter Cullimore''' (born 6 May 1962) is an English musician, journalist and actor. He played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull-based [[indie rock]] band [[The Housemartins]].


==Biography==
==Early life==
He was born in [[Stapleford, Cambridgeshire]]. He moved to Birmingham, where he went to school at [[King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys]], a state [[grammar school]]. His father was a university lecturer, and his mother was a piano teacher. He took a gap year.
⚫
Cullimore studied [[maths]] at the [[University of Hull]], graduating in 1984. He was a member of the University of Hull team that
were runners up in the 2014 ''[[Christmas University Challenge]]''.


⚫
He studied [[Maths]] at the [[University of Hull]] from 1980, graduating in 1984. He was a member of the University of Hull team that were runners up in the 2014 ''[[Christmas University Challenge]]''.
⚫
He responded to a local newspaper advertisement by The Housemartins singer Paul Heaton seeking musicians in 1983. After leaving the band, he ran a [[Whole foods|whole food shop]] for about five years.


==Career==
⚫
He married his wife Amelia in May 1988 in Hull and they have two daughters and two sons together.
===Music===
⚫
He responded to a local newspaper advertisement by The Housemartins singer [[Paul Heaton]] seeking musicians in 1983. Most of the band's songs were written by Heaton and Cullimore. After leaving the band, he ran a [[Whole foods|whole food shop]] for about five years. He has performed on ''Songs from the Shed'', which was published on its YouTube Channel.


===Journalism and writing===
He went on to become a journalist and author of over 120 children's books. He has written for publications such as The Daily Mail, Hull Daily Mail and the Bristol Post. Cullimore also [[composer|composes]] music and songs for children's television. In 2009, he co-wrote and appeared in a preschool music series called ''[[The Bopps]]'' for [[Nick Jr]] UK, which aired in April 2010.
Cullimore went on to become a journalist and author of over 120 children's books. He has written for publications such as the ''[[Daily Mail]]'', the ''[[Hull Daily Mail]]'' and the ''[[Bristol Post]]''. He also [[composer|composes]] music and songs for children's television. In 2009, he co-wrote and appeared in a preschool music series called ''[[The Bopps]]'' for [[Nick Jr]] UK, which aired in April 2010.


In 2014 he began working as a journalist and got a column in a local Bristol paper.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/column-stan-cullimore-s-diary-of-an-urban-grandad/story-29719494-detail/story.html|title=Urban Grandad|publisher=Bristol Post|date=2016-09-28|accessdate=2016-09-28}}</ref> Alongside this, he has been working with AuthorsAbroad,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.authorsabroad.com/author/stancullimore/|title=Authors Abroad|publisher=Authors Abroad|date=2016-09-28|accessdate=2016-09-28}}</ref> teaching young children, from all around the world, creative writing and music.
He began working as a journalist in 2014 and wrote a column in a local Bristol paper.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/column-stan-cullimore-s-diary-of-an-urban-grandad/story-29719494-detail/story.html|title=Urban Grandad|publisher=Bristol Post|date=2016-09-28|access-date=2016-09-28}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Alongside this he has been working with AuthorsAbroad,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.authorsabroad.com/author/stancullimore/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002114746/http://www.authorsabroad.com/author/stancullimore/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2016|title=Authors Abroad|publisher=Authors Abroad|date=2016-09-28|access-date=2016-09-28}}</ref> teaching young children creative writing and music.

==Personal life==
⚫
He married his wife Amelia in May 1988 in Hull; they have two daughters and two sons together.{{cn|date=October 2023}}


==References==
==References==
Line 23: Line 29:
* [http://www.stancullimore.com Cullimore's website]
* [http://www.stancullimore.com Cullimore's website]
* {{IMDb name|1028815}}
* {{IMDb name|1028815}}
* [http://www.booksforkeeps.co.uk/issues/73/28293 Books for Keeps article]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090107153622/http://www.booksforkeeps.co.uk/issues/73/28293 Books for Keeps article]
{{Portal |Children's literature}}
{{Portal |Children's literature}}


Line 33: Line 39:
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:1962 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
⚫
[[Category:People from Cambridge]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Hull]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Hull]]
⚫
[[Category:English composers]]
[[Category:English rock guitarists]]
[[Category:English rock guitarists]]
[[Category:English children's writers]]
[[Category:English children's writers]]
[[Category:People educated at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys]]
⚫
[[Category:People from Stapleford, Cambridgeshire]]
[[Category:The Housemartins members]]
[[Category:The Housemartins members]]

⚫
[[Category:English composers]]




Latest revision as of 14:42, 6 May 2024

Not to be confused with Stan Collymore.

Ian Peter Cullimore (born 6 May 1962) is an English musician, journalist and actor. He played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull-based indie rock band The Housemartins.

Early life

[edit]

He was born in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire. He moved to Birmingham, where he went to school at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, a state grammar school. His father was a university lecturer, and his mother was a piano teacher. He took a gap year.

He studied Maths at the University of Hull from 1980, graduating in 1984. He was a member of the University of Hull team that were runners up in the 2014 Christmas University Challenge.

Career

[edit]

Music

[edit]

He responded to a local newspaper advertisement by The Housemartins singer Paul Heaton seeking musicians in 1983. Most of the band's songs were written by Heaton and Cullimore. After leaving the band, he ran a whole food shop for about five years. He has performed on Songs from the Shed, which was published on its YouTube Channel.

Journalism and writing

[edit]

Cullimore went on to become a journalist and author of over 120 children's books. He has written for publications such as the Daily Mail, the Hull Daily Mail and the Bristol Post. He also composes music and songs for children's television. In 2009, he co-wrote and appeared in a preschool music series called The Bopps for Nick Jr UK, which aired in April 2010.

He began working as a journalist in 2014 and wrote a column in a local Bristol paper.[1] Alongside this he has been working with AuthorsAbroad,[2] teaching young children creative writing and music.

Personal life

[edit]

He married his wife Amelia in May 1988 in Hull; they have two daughters and two sons together.[citation needed]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Urban Grandad". Bristol Post. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Authors Abroad". Authors Abroad. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
[edit]


Stub icon 2

This article on a UK guitarist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about a children's author from the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a British composer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stan_Cullimore&oldid=1222538378"