Baron Barrymore Halpenny is a

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, writer and historian of

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and culture."A Season of Traditions", ''Lincolnshire Standard'', 4 April 1986 Working for several publications, he is best known for his book cover illustrations for ''

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'' for which he has also been editor for the newly released series; also known for writing 'Ways of the Wolf'.

Early years

Born in

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, England, but raised in the mountains of

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, Italy, ''Come la vedo io ... e grazie'' – ''La Sveglia'' Periodico Indipendente Ortonese – ANNO XI – N. VIII – 2 Ottobre 1971 where as a baby his first taste of Italian fame, was to have his picture in the ''EXTRA'' magazine as one of the beautiful babies of the week. He is the son of the British historian and author,

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and the equestrian writer, Marion Rose Halpenny. His childhood was spent between England and Italy with a period in Malta at De La Salle College. Despite passing his 11-plus exam, instead of going to a grammar school, he went instead to his father's old school, De Aston, which in his father's day was a grammar school, but had since changed to a comprehensive. He became involved in horse racing at an early age and is a keen horseman, ."Leasing a Racehorse", ''

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'', 2 February 1985 his racing silks registered at the

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are black breast, scarlet sleeves and orange cap."Your Chance for some horse trading – Racing by Geoff Ford", ''

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'', 29 January 1985

Graphic design and cartoons

At 52, he started to show his artistic merit by creating a special Isle of Man Douglas DC-3 first day cover for the Isle of Man Philatelic Bureau, and received regional press acclaim for this."Top-flight honour for schoolboy", ''Lincolnshire Standard'', 13 December 1985, page 1 The special cover carried a 26p stamp that was specially issued by the Isle of Man to mark the anniversary of the aircraft. Not only did he do all the graphic design work, but he was even responsible for the special handstamping of the covers. The Isle of Man was particularly interested in the anniversary because of the high volume of air mail handled by Dakotas at that time, and also the link between the names of Douglas, Isle of Man, and Douglas DC3 Dakota, which Baron cleverly showed in his hand stamp. .Graphic Design Questions to Baron Halpenny
/ref> On leaving school he became a professional artist and photographer, but later concentrated on illustrations and cartoons. In the late 1980s, he did architecture and

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in Italy with Nicola di Renzo at Techno Consult and later moved more into the

field before establishing himself as a commercial artist."Baron's Pen is Peerless", '' Grimsby Evening Telegraph'', 15 June 1987 His most notable book cover illustrations are for his father's cult books, ''Ghost Stations''. He is also known for his illustrations and cartoons,''The Air Cadet'', April 1990 especially his contract bridge themed cartoons, some appearing in bridge magazines.''Bridge Magazine'', Christmas 2000, Number 37

Writer and editor

Halpenny is noted for his "ability to write about things many people take for granted", especially from his early days, where he had from his early teens been studying and writing about traditions and culture. He is a magazine editor and also the book editor of several publications.Amazon Books
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Environmentalist

He is an environmentalist and conservationist whose advocacy for

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is well known, as is his love of the countryside and animals from a young age."Signs of Spring", ''Lincolnshire Standard'', 28 February 1985 He is part of several causes, supporting various organisations but in particular the Wolf Preservation Foundation, of which his father is president.

References

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