My father was in the coal business in West Virginia. Both dad and mother were, however, originally from Massachusetts; New England, to… — John Knowles Copy Share Image
My father was a coal hewer from Goldthorpe, a coal-mining village in South Yorkshire. He played for the Yorkshire second team as… — Brian Blessed Copy Share Image
I come from a coal-mining, working-class background. My father was a coal miner. — Tom Jones Copy Share Image
I came from a very, very small valley in the middle of South Wales. I grew up there with my father, who's… — Aneurin Barnard Copy Share Image
