C A Joyce
British prison manager
About C A Joyce
Lived 1900 – 1976 (aged 76). C A Joyce was an English and British.
Cyril Alfred "C A" Joyce (12 June 1900 – 5 November 1976) was a British prison manager and headmaster of an approved school.
He was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England, on 12 June 1900. He then took a degree at University College, Southampton. Joyce married Janet Gertrude Oxenham Froggatt (4 September 1904 – 26 August 1974).
One of his charges at a borstal (Hollesley Bay) was the young IRA volunteer and novelist Brendan Behan, known for his autobiographical novel, Borstal Boy.
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 30 October 1971.
A biography of Joyce, The hidden boy, by Richard Heron Ward, was published in 1962. His autobiography, Thoughts of a Lifetime, was published in 1971.
Joyce's wife was an accomplished sculptor.
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Who was C A Joyce?
British prison manager (1900-1976)
When was C A Joyce born?
C A Joyce was born on 12 June 1900 in Derby.
When did C A Joyce die?
C A Joyce died on 5 November 1976 in Wootton Bridge.
What nationality was C A Joyce?
C A Joyce was English and British.
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