Comedian Sir Lenny Henry thanks teachers who inspired him to become a writer
by Rod Minchin
May 25, 2024
2 minutes
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Comedian Sir Lenny Henry has thanked the two teachers who inspired him to become a celebrated children’s author and said it was never too late to get an education.
It was while he was a pupil at the Blue Coat School in Dudley, West Midlands, in the 1970s that Henry first realised he had a gift for comedy.
His quick wit soon got the
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