Darryl Read
British actor, writer and musician
Died when: 61 years 277 days (741 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Darryl Michael Roy Read (19 September 1951 – 23 June 2013) was a British singer, guitarist, drummer, actor, poet and writer.In the late 1960s, Read was a member of Crushed Butler, considered by some to be amongst the forerunners of punk rock.
He collaborated with musicians such as Bill Legend, Mickey Finn and Ray Manzarek.Read appeared as a child actor in a number of films, including, aged 14, in Daylight Robbery (1964), for which he won a silver medal for best actor at the Venice Film Festival.
He also appeared on stage in two rock-based plays and a number of television programmes.He was a published author of poetry as well as a biographical novel.
Read was killed in a motorcycle incident in Thailand in 2013.
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