Neil Baldwin

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Neil Baldwin (born 1945 or 1946 in Staffordshire ) is a British honorary graduate from Keele University , who comes from Westlands, Staffordshire . He is a registered clown and has also worked for the football club Stoke City , for whose team he once played briefly in a friendly match . His life was filmed in the BBC TV drama " Marvelous " , which aired in 2014.

Life

Baldwin was born to Mary Baldwin in Newcastle-under-Lyme . As a child, he was diagnosed with a learning disability that required speech therapy . At sixteen, he left school to join Sir Robert Fossett Circus, England's oldest circus, for which he performed three seasons as "Nello the Clown". He lived with his mother until a few years before her death in 2003. He is friends with the Archbishop of Canterbury and soccer player Gary Lineker .

Keele University

Since 1960, Baldwin has attended unsolicited and unpaid Keele University, where his mother worked as a cleaning lady to greet the new students.

A football charity match on March 12, 2000 presented his own team (Neil Baldwin Football Club, of which Kevin Keegan was president ) against an all-star team made up of former league players , including Lou Macari , Asa Hartford and Gordon Cowans .

In 1968 the Keele University Student Union awarded him honorary lifelong membership. The proposal received unanimous support. To mark his fiftieth year there, he was honored with a two-day celebration that included a thanksgiving service led by the Bishop of Lichfield and Keele graduate Jonathan Gledhill , and another charity game. He was also awarded honorary membership of the graduates .

In 2013, Baldwin received an honorary doctorate from Keele University, which states that he:

“Has been adopted by the student body as something of a mascot for Keele for the past fifty years ... He has observed and supported subsequent groups of Keele students and stayed in touch with all of them by creating an impressive network of alumni, nationally and international, built up. He serves the students by offering them advice and support, and remains steadfastly proud of and loyal to Keele. In this way he has publicly protected Keele and has expressed his interest in any subject that affects or might affect Keele in his numerous contacts, within Parliament, the numerous heads of Christian denominations, voluntary organizations and business leaders across the country who he visits regularly. "

Stoke City

In the 1990s, Baldwin was by then manager Lou Macari as equipment manager of Stoke City football club set, which describes him as "my best obligation ever" because his humor was particularly good for the morale of the team. In the last five minutes of a 1993 farewell game for Gordon Cowans , Macari had him play as a substitute for Stoke City against Aston Villa . Macari later wrote seven pages about Baldwin in his 2009 autobiography Football My Life , saying that he was "a man with no agenda and there aren't many of those in football".

Marvelous

Baldwin is the subject, and he also appears personally in Marvelous , an acclaimed biographical film in which he is portrayed by Toby Jones, who has received praise from The Guardian for his glorious, very human performance. It first aired on BBC Two and BBC Two HD on September 25, 2014 .

In his review of the show, John Woodhouse said:

“It says everything about Neil that Marvelous was ever made. Because at a time when television is seduced by mindlessness and notoriety, that doesn't sound like a promising suggestion: a drama set in Newcastle [-under-Lyme] about a man who is labeled 'learning disabled' and revealed yourself as so much more? Good luck with it. And yet it is there - Primetime BBC2. "

Awards

The film received the British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) in 2015 for "Best Single Drama" and Gemma Jones received the "Best Supporting Actress" award for her portrayal of Baldwin's mother. Toby Jones was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance.

Baldwin accepted the Drama Award and gave an acceptance speech during the ceremony at the Theater Royal on Drury Lane .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c E Jane Dickson: Marvelous: Toby Jones plays Neil Baldwin in extraordinary real-life drama on BBC2 (Eng. Marvelous: Toby Jones plays Neil Baldwin in an extraordinary real-life drama on BBC2) . In: Radio Times , September 25, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 
  2. ↑ a b c Stoke City: Former kit man Neil Baldwin receives honorary degree at Keele University (Eng. Stoke City: The former kit man Neil Baldwin received an honorary doctorate from the University of Keele) . In: Stoke Sentinel , July 16, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g Beckett, Francis : How Neil Baldwin became Keele University's mascot (how Neil Baldwin became the mascot of Keele University) . In: The Guardian . March 9, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Marvelous biopic of clown Neil Baldwin who wurde Stoke City's kit (Eng. Marvelous-biopic about the clown Neil Baldwin, of Stoke City's kit man was) . In: Grimsby Telegraph , September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 14, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk 
  5. ↑ a b c d Palmer, Alun : The Marvelous life of Neil Baldwin - an incredible man who inspired a BBC movie (Eng. The wonderful life of Neil Baldwin - an incredible man who inspired a BBC movie) . In: Daily Mirror . September 25, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ Match programs
  7. ^ Nello celebrates fifty years at Keele (Eng. Nello celebrates 50 years at Keele) . In: Forever: Keele . No. 5, April 2010, p. 10.
  8. ↑ Keele Honorary Degrees Summer 2013 (German Keeles honorary doctorates summer 2013) . Keele University . May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ a b Simon, Jane: Marvelous - Toby Jones is outstanding portraying extraordinary life of Stoke City kit man Neil Baldwin (Eng . Marvelous - Toby Jones is an excellent portrayal of the extraordinary life of Stoke City kitman Neil Baldwin) . In: Daily Mirror , September 25, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 
  10. ↑ Spinks, Martin: Stoke City: Lou Macari leads plaudits for Neil Baldwin film (Eng. Stoke City: Lou Macari leads the applause for Neil Baldwin) . In: Stoke Sentinel , September 11, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 
  11. ↑ Pete Smith: Marvelous: Stoke City kit man Neil Baldwin really did dress up as a chicken (Eng. Marvelous: Stoke City's kit man Neil Baldwin actually disguises himself as a chicken) . In: Stoke Sentinel . September 26, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  12. ↑ Jones, Laura: Marvelous: How Neil Baldwin became football's friend (German : Marvelous: How Neil Baldwin became a friend of football) . In: The Offside Daily . The offside rule. September 25, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  13. ↑ Wollaston, Sam: Marvelous; Your Home in their Hands review - two Neil Baldwins meet real Lou Macari and real Gary Lineker (Marvelous; Your home in their hands review - two Neil Baldwins meet real Lou Macari and real Gary Lineker) . In: The Guardian , September 26, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 
  14. ^ Toby Jones on playing Neil Baldwin in Marvelous (German Toby Jones on the portrayal of Neil Baldwin in Marvelous) . In: BBC News , September 24, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 
  15. ↑ Jeffries, Stuart: Toby Jones: totally Stoked . In: The Guardian , September 21, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 
  16. ↑ Collin, Robbie: Toby Jones interview: 'Every character has a special need' (German interview with Toby Jones: 'Every character has its special requirements') . In: The Daily Telegraph , September 23, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 
  17. Jump up ↑ Walsh, John: Quiet genius of Toby Jones: From The Hunger Games to Truman Capote, Hollywood can't get enough of British acting's most versatile talent can't get enough of the talent of the most versatile British actor) . In: The Independent , September 13, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 
  18. ↑ Woodhouse, John: Marvelous: Stoke City kit man Neil Baldwin's biopic (Eng. Marvelous: The biography of Stoke City kit man Neil Baldwin) . In: Stoke Sentinel , September 25, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 
  19. ↑ Ant and Dec repeat Bafta success (German Ant and Dec repeat the BAFTA success) . In: BBC News , May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015. 
  20. ↑ Full list: BAFTA television award nominations announced (German. Complete list: BAFTA television award nominations announced) . ITV News. April 8, 2015. Accessed May 14, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Baldwin, Neil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British clown
DATE OF BIRTH 1945 or 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Staffordshire , England, UK