How It Was

In "How It Was", author and movie actor John Dillon skillfully moves the reader from West Wales, England and Ireland to France, Spain and Algeria. He speaks of local heroes and famous authors; some stories recall tragedies bringing tears to the reader, stories about shipwrecks, accidents resulting in death, and environmental disasters. John also pays tribute to his good friends, his dear mother, and St. Francis of Assisi. Other stories bring back humorous times, a cow in the street, a goose on the run or, for children, a sweet story about toys who can talk. John Dillon was the leading actor in Mind on the Run and BBC TV Sadwrn. He also had bit parts in El Cid, Custer of the West, King of Kings, and Solomon and Sheba where he partied with Gina Lollobrigida. This book is sure to entertain, educate and delight the reader

John Dillon was born in Wales in 1933. He was educated at Christ College, Brecon, a Public School founded by Henry VIII in 1541. A movie actor, John had the lead in Mind on the Run and BBC TV Sadwrn in 1965. He had bit parts in Solomon and Sheba, King of Kings, El Cid, and Custer of the West.He had roles in many TV and radio plays. John ended his film career as Assistant Director for Lieder Films in 1968 and retired to Ireland. Horse-breeder, share fisherman, refugee aid worker, he also worked alongside his wife for 30 years as her assistant in Paintings Conservation. The work was varied and included oil paintings, and polychromed wood surfaces in the West of England, including many churches in the South West. The last eleven happy years have been spent in rural France within sight of Mont Saint Michel. They have one grown-up daughter now engaged in worthwhile work helping young couples, and others, to get started on the ladder of owning their own homes.