From a double act with Matt Monro to training - the astonishing life of Ken Cunningham-Brown
Peter Scargill remembers an extraordinary character who died last month aged 93
Ken Cunningham-Brown, who died last month aged 93, lived a life of extraordinary endeavour that brought him wealth and success across a range of disciplines.
Training racehorses was a significant part of Cunningham-Brown’s life, with the restoration of the historic Danebury stables near Stockbridge, Hampshire, his enduring legacy in a sport for which he had great passion.
Born in Fulham in 1931, Cunningham-Brown was evacuated from London during World War II with his two brothers and sister to Norfolk, where his grandfather had a farm and ran a butcher’s shop.
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