John Attenborough

John Attenborough
Born	John Michael Attenborough (1928-01-01)1 January 1928 Isleworth, Middlesex, England
Died	9 November 2012(2012-11-09) (aged 84) Poole, Dorset, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Clare College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Executive, financial advisor
Spouse	Janet Cleverdon ​ (m. 1956)​
Children	2
Father	Frederick Attenborough
Relatives	Richard Attenborough (brother) David Attenborough (brother) Sheila Sim (sister-in-law) Michael Attenborough (nephew) Jane Attenborough (niece) Charlotte Attenborough (niece) Tom Attenborough (great-nephew) Will Attenborough (great-nephew)

John Michael Attenborough (/ˈætənbrə/; 1 January 1928 – 9 November 2012) was an English executive in the motor industry and then a financial adviser.^[1] He was the younger brother of director and actor Richard Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, and the naturalist Sir David Attenborough.^[2]

Like his brothers, he was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester.^[3] After National Service, he studied modern languages at Clare College, Cambridge.^[2][3] He worked in the motor trade and became a managing director of Mann Egerton, heading their Rolls-Royce division in Berkeley Street. He then became the head of the British operations of Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. He finally ran a distribution business for motor cars in Dorset before retiring from the motor trade and becoming a financial adviser.^[4]

He was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and died at his home in Poole, Dorset, on 9 November 2012, aged 84.^[3]

References

1. "John Attenborough Video – Interviews". OVGuide. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
2. Oliver Duff & Harry Stoneley (14 July 2006). "Brothers Reunited: The Fabulous Attenborough Boys". The Independent. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
3. "John Attenborough, youngest brother of David and Richard Attenborough (obituary)". Daily Echo (Bournemouth). 31 December 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
4. "The Missing Link; ; We find Attenborough brother No. 3", Sunday Mirror, 26 November 2000, retrieved 25 August 2014