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  Farewell John King, Bridge player, imbiber and horseman
  From Gas-Board, to the MOD via the Chindits of the Burma Campaign
  found fame when the Navy Grog ration left the crews dry in the water
  he was well regarded and is fondly remembered by his daughter...
  
  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/08/john-king
  
  This 'other lives' obituary begins...
  
  "My father, John King, who has died aged 90, should have had the starring role in a film about his life. It was so exciting and varied and he was so clever and witty. He could even have written the script. His talent in that direction had made him a favourite speechwriter at the Foreign Office in the 1960s..."

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