Cyril Alfred "C A" Joyce (12 June 1900 – 5 November 1976) was a British prison manager and headmaster of an approved school.
Cyril Alfred "C A" Joyce | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 June 1900 Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Died | 5 November 1976 (aged 76) Wootton, Isle of Wight, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | prison manager and headmaster |
| Spouse | Janet Gertrude Oxenham Froggatt |
He was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England on 12 June 1900.[1][2] Joyce served in the army during World War I, and afterwards in the Army Education Corps.[3] He then took a degree at University College, Southampton.[3] He joined the prison service in 1922.[3] In 1933,[4][5] Joyce married Janet Gertrude Oxenham Froggatt (4 September 1904 – 26 August 1974).[6][7]
One of his charges at a borstal (Hollesley Bay)[8] was the young IRA volunteer and novelist Brendan Behan, known for his autobiographical novel, Borstal Boy.[9]
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 30 October 1971.[10]
A biography of Joyce, The hidden boy, by Richard Heron Ward, was published in 1962.[11] His autobiography, Thoughts of a Lifetime, was published in 1971.[12]
Joyce's wife was an accomplished sculptor.[3] He died at Wootton, Isle of Wight, on 5 November 1976, aged 76.[2][13]
Biography
edit- Richard, Heron Ward (1962). The hidden boy: The work of C.A.Joyce as headmaster of an approved school. Cassell.
Autobiography
edit- —— (1971). Thoughts of a Lifetime. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0551000391.
References
edit- ^ "Birth Index entry: Joyce, Cyril Alfred". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Death Index entry: Joyce, Cyril Alfred". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d O'Sullivan, Michael (10 October 2000). Brendan Behan: A Life. Roberts Rinehart. pp. 61–68. ISBN 9781461660279. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Marriage Index entry: Joyce, Cyril A." FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Marriage Index entry: Froggatt, Janet G.O." FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Death Index entry: Joyce, Janet Gertrude O." FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Wills and Probate 1858–1996". Find a will. GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
JOYCE, Janet Gertrude Oxenham of Froggatts, Fernhill Farm La, Wootton Bridge, I of W, died 26 August 1974. Probate London 8 October [1974]. £24281.
- ^ Behan, Brendan (1990). Borstal Boy (New ed.). Arrow. ISBN 978-0099706502.
- ^ "Writers in the DIB: Brendan Behan (1923-1964)". dib.ie. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : C A Joyce". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ Ward, Richard Heron (1962). The hidden boy: The work of C.A.Joyce as headmaster of an approved school. Cassell.
- ^ Joyce, C A (1971). Thoughts of a Lifetime. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0551000391.
- ^ "Wills and Probate 1858–1996". Find a will. GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
JOYCE, Cyril Alfred of Froggatts, Fernhill Farm La, Wootton Bridge, I of W, died 5 November 1976. Probate London 30 December [1976]. £35503.
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