Name Eric Halsall | Role Author | |
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Born 18 March 1920 ( 1920-03-18 ) Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK Occupation Author, television presenter Died October 21, 1996, Burnley, United Kingdom Books Sheepdogs: My Faithful Friends, Moorland Sovereigns, Sheepdog trials | ||
Eric Halsall (18 March 1920 – 21 October 1996) was an English countryman, author and television presenter. Best known for his fourteen-year run as a commentator on BBC TV series One Man and His Dog.
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Early life
Halsall was born and brought up in Burnley, Lancashire, attending Burnley Grammar School. He was a keen footballer and had a trial at Burnley F.C.. Turned down by the RAF, he joined the Burnley Express, initially in advertising and then as a writer. He married Rita Greenwood in 1942.
Career
Halsall worked from the 1950s until 1985 as a farms manager for the National Coal Board. However he was best known as presenter of the long-running TV series One Man and His Dog, in which he commentated on sheepdog trials for 14 years from 1975 to 1989. He was also the course director for the series, in charge of laying out the trial fields.
Halsall also served for 21 years as a director of the International Sheep Dog Society, and was a winner of its Wilkinson Sword Trophy Award.
Later life
Halsall lived in the Cliviger area, close to Burnley. He was president of the Burnley branch of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.