Gerry Conlon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gerry Conlon
Occupation	Author
Date Of Birth	Mar 1, 1954(1954-03-01)
Age	70
Date Of Death	June 21, 2014, Belfast, United Kingdom
Birthplace	Belfast
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Northern Ireland
Horoscope	Pisces

Gerry Conlon Biography

Gerry Conlon is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on March 1, 1954 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

In 1974, at age 20, Conlon went to England to seek work and to escape the everyday violence he was encountering on the streets of Belfast. He was living with a group of squatters in London when he was arrested for the Guildford pub bombings, which occurred on 5 October the same year.

Conlon, along with fellow Irishmen Paul Hill and Paddy Armstrong and Englishwoman Carole Richardson, became the so-called Guildford Four convicted on 22 October 1975 of planting two bombs a year earlier in the Surrey town of Guildford, which killed five people and injured dozens more. The four were sentenced to life in prison. At their trial the judge told the defendants, “If hanging were still an option you would have been executed.”

Gerry Conlon Net Worth

Gerry Conlon is one of the richest Author from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gerry Conlon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gerard “Gerry” Conlon (1 March 1954 – 21 June 2014) was one of the Guildford Four who spent 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of being a Provisional IRA bomber.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Gerry Conlon Dating?

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Conlon battled with lung cancer for a lengthy period before his death on 21 June 2014 in his native Belfast. His sister Ann McKernan died on 2 April 2018.

Facts & Trivia

Gilaman Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Gerry Conlon celebrates birthday on March 1 of every year.

Did Gerry Conlon get compensation?

The film depicts Conlon’s attempt to rebuild his shattered relationship with his father but is partly fictional, Conlon never shared a cell with his father. He is reported to have settled with the government for a final payment of compensation in the region of £500,000.

What happened to Gerry Conlan?

Death. Conlon battled with lung cancer for a period before his death on 21 June 2014 in his native Belfast.

Who was Gerry Conlon?

Gerry Conlon was released from prison on 19th October 1989 after serving 15 years as an innocent man. In November 1974, the then 20-year-old was arrested in Belfast for his supposed part in the IRA pub bombings in Guildford, which killed five people and injured 65. Conlon had never been to Guildford.

Where is Paddy Armstrong now?

Paddy Armstrong is a native of Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1975 he was falsely convicted of helping carry out the Guildford and Woolwich bombings, a conviction for which he spent 15 years in prison. Today, he lives in Clontarf, Dublin , with his wife and children.

Who is Paul Hill wife?

Courtney Kennedy Hill