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William Tapley

William Tapley trained at RADA. He grew up in Australia and England, finishing schooling in the US.

He has enjoyed a lot of work on TV, film and in the theatres of England and London's West End, notably leading the casts of record-breaking shows 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Mamma Mia!'

He represented Britain in the 1996 Camel Trophy (off-road driving), making the first ever motorised crossing of the Borneo jungle. He later led many expeditions across the Sahara, and through the countries of northwest Africa. A keen traveller, William has visited over 50 countries.

A keen sportsman to this day, he has played a lot of rugby (clubs have included London Wasps and Harlequins), breaking a many a bone; rides motorbikes; sails yachts (won the 1999 President's Cup in Fiji) and represented his regiment - the Honourable Artillery Company - in rugby, cricket, combat shooting, Nordic skiing and biathlon.

A cancer survivor, William is dedicated to his children and their upbringing.

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Tapply, William G(eorge) 1940-

PERSONAL: Born July 16, 1940, in Waltham, MA; son of H. G. (an outdoor writer) and Muriel (a registered nurse; maiden name, Morgridge) Tapply; married Alice Sandra Knight, 1962 (divorced, 1966); married Cynthia Ehrgott (a secretary), March 7, 1970 (divorced, 1995); married Vicki Stiefel; children: Michael, Melissa, Sarah, Blake, Ben. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education:Amherst College, B.A., 1962; Harvard University, M.A.T., 1963; Tufts University, postgraduate study, 1966-68.

ADDRESSES: Home—75 Antrim Road, Hancock, NH 03449. Agent—Fred Morris, The Jed Mattes Agency, 2095 Broadway #302, New York, NY 10023.

CAREER: Lexington High School, Lexington, MA, history teacher, 1963-66; Tufts University, Medford, MA, director of economic studies, 1968-69; Lexington High School, housemaster and teacher, 1972-90. Writer's Digest School, editorial associate, 1992—. Clark University and Emerson College, writing instructor, 1995—.

MEMBER: Mystery Writers of America, Authors Guild, Private Eye Writers of America.

AWARDS, HONORS: Scribner Crime N

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In 1878 William John Tapley married Harriet Joanna Davey (1853-1927) who was born in Islington, Middlesex (GRO ref 1878 Apr-Jun, Newton Abbot, vol 5b, page 205).

In 1881, William was a gardener and they had their first child Jane P , aged one, and his mother-in-law, Harriet P Davey, living with them at Wick, Kenton, as well as the parents James and Sarah Tapley and their eldest daughter Sarah Jane. They went on to have four children:

Jane Pinkham Tapley (1880- )

Emily Eliza Tapley (1881-1932)

William Frank Tapley (1884-1917) (GRO Ref 1884 Apr-Jun, St Thomas, Vol 5b, p 82)

Arthur John Tapley (1889-1969) 12/9/1889 (GRO ref 1889 Dec, Newton Abbot, vol 5b, page 106) - (GRO ref 1969 Dec, Newton Abbot, vol 7a, p 1428)
In 1891 the census shows the family at Week in Dawlish parish with the four children at school apart from the youngest, Arthur John, aged one. The grandparents were living in the adjoining property, aged 72 (James) and 75 (Sarah).

In 1901 they had moved to Rise Lodge, Dawlish, and William aged 16 was a gardener like his father.

In 1911 they had moved into Dawl