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Early life
Tony Kendall was always destined for stardom from an early age. After a brief stint in the 40s London Music Hall scene where he made quite a name for himself as a Ventriloquists dummy before progressing to a young drag act in Rex Jameson's turn, that is said to have influenced the great Danny La Rue to take up the wig and dress. LA Rue is quoted as saying in later life that Kendall was "an inspiration for all I have done". In the late 50s Kendall always one for spotting trends moved away from Music Hall and his departure is seen as the beginning of the end for the dated medium.
Kendall then turned his attention to British Railways and a role at the British Transport Commission. He is thought to have met Dr. Richard Beeching at a polo match in the late 50s although the exact details are lost in annuals of the London social scene. Kendall a non-believer in the Railway network aided Beeching in the systematic dismantling of the wider Network. Kendall said on his "This is your life" appearance that his proudest moments are connected with the dismantling of the Great British Railway Network.
Kendall quickly fell out with Beeching as Beeching took all the plaudits for the dismantling of the British Railway Network and Kendalls name was removed from this part of history. He retreated to his property at 165 Oxford Street, where he met struggling accountant Harold Pendleton. As the 50s drew to a close the property on Oxford Street became a "House of free music and love" and a marquee was erected in the rear of the property. The Marquee housed a small stage and basic speaker set up, decorated in the now iconic Red and White stripes of Kendalls football team Leighton Town. Kendall would invite friends to come and blow horns on a regular basis. The last of great Blues and Jazz artists were often heard trotting out the standards on any horn they could get their hands on.
In 1964 Kendall sold the name "The Marquee Club" to a property in Soho. Many bands and acts played the Marquee over the coming years trying to recapture the glory days of 165 Oxford Street, but the new venue never quite reached the same level of prominence as the original Oxford Street venue.
Late 64 and Kendall moved to Bolivia for a couple of summers. Un-confirmed reports that he became a CIA informant, integral to the capture and execution of Che Guevara have never been proven. Kendall never talks of the "lost years", but he has been heard to mutter "death to the Hippies" when on his Buckfast retreats on the Isle of Skye in his later years. Kendall to this day also loves a Cuban heel.
Also in the sixties, he tried his hand at acting with a cameo role in the film "2001, a Space Odyssey", where he played one of the apes surrounding the black obelisk at the start of the film. Appalled by the violence in the later "enlightened ape" scene, he stormed off the set, ending his acting career.
The 70s saw Kendall return to the public eye with his now infamous 3 way relationship with Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren. Kendall said to be the inspiration of McLaren's now developing ruthless personality. Westwood is also adamant to this day that Kendall was the true inspiration behind "Sex" and "Too fast to live Too young to die". In this period Kendall touched many of the greats who went onto shape the world, and his influence can be seen in all walks of life – From the Sex Pistols to Paul Raymond's revue bars whom he was quality control manager for many years. He met and helped Alexander Shulgin's work in drug development and many more "doff the cap" to the influence Kendall had on their lives around this time.
Kendall's biggest contribution to British life came when he met a young Richard Branson in 1972 after Branson had opened his first megastore. Kendall joined "team Branson" as advisor. He is thought to have steered Branson in new directions and been a "rock" for Branson.
Kendall is thought to have been behind the development of both the Virgin name and brand, and is the mastermind behind Virgin Nigeria and Virgin Cola. Never one to be afraid of putting the boot in, Kendall then steered Branson towards Virgin Trains and again Kendall helped destroy the now rebuilt train network.
By the mid 80s Kendall was advising (in his spare time) Rupert Murdoch on how to grow his fledgling TV business. After Branson and Kendall went their separate ways, Kendall devoted all his time into the business plan for Murdoch's TV Empire. Seen by Murdoch's inner circle as "Pie in the Sky" Kendall went on to Mastermind global domination of the TV world. Sky and Fox TV in the US went on to change the broadcasting landscape for ever. "Insightful TV for Insightful people" was the tag line in the US. Kendall slowly manufactured a place for himself in front of the cameras on Sky's flagship show, where he can still be seen today – displaying his cutting edge fashion and insight into all manner of topics from Ducks to concrete.
Early life
Tony Kendall was always destined for stardom from an early age. After a brief stint in the 40s London Music Hall scene where he made quite a name for himself as a Ventriloquists dummy before progressing to a young drag act in Rex Jameson's turn, that is said to have influenced the great Danny La Rue to take up the wig and dress. LA Rue is quoted as saying in later life that Kendall was "an inspiration for all I have done". In the late 50s Kendall always one for spotting trends moved away from Music Hall and his departure is seen as the beginning of the end for the dated medium.
Kendall then turned his attention to British Railways and a role at the British Transport Commission. He is thought to have met Dr. Richard Beeching at a polo match in the late 50s although the exact details are lost in annuals of the London social scene. Kendall a non-believer in the Railway network aided Beeching in the systematic dismantling of the wider Network. Kendall said on his "This is your life" appearance that his proudest moments are connected with the dismantling of the Great British Railway Network.
Kendall quickly fell out with Beeching as Beeching took all the plaudits for the dismantling of the British Railway Network and Kendalls name was removed from this part of history. He retreated to his property at 165 Oxford Street, where he met struggling accountant Harold Pendleton. As the 50s drew to a close the property on Oxford Street became a "House of free music and love" and a marquee was erected in the rear of the property. The Marquee housed a small stage and basic speaker set up, decorated in the now iconic Red and White stripes of Kendalls football team Leighton Town. Kendall would invite friends to come and blow horns on a regular basis. The last of great Blues and Jazz artists were often heard trotting out the standards on any horn they could get their hands on.
In 1964 Kendall sold the name "The Marquee Club" to a property in Soho. Many bands and acts played the Marquee over the coming years trying to recapture the glory days of 165 Oxford Street, but the new venue never quite reached the same level of prominence as the original Oxford Street venue.
Late 64 and Kendall moved to Bolivia for a couple of summers. Un-confirmed reports that he became a CIA informant, integral to the capture and execution of Che Guevara have never been proven. Kendall never talks of the "lost years", but he has been heard to mutter "death to the Hippies" when on his Buckfast retreats on the Isle of Skye in his later years. Kendall to this day also loves a Cuban heel.
Also in the sixties, he tried his hand at acting with a cameo role in the film "2001, a Space Odyssey", where he played one of the apes surrounding the black obelisk at the start of the film. Appalled by the violence in the later "enlightened ape" scene, he stormed off the set, ending his acting career.
The 70s saw Kendall return to the public eye with his now infamous 3 way relationship with Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren. Kendall said to be the inspiration of McLaren's now developing ruthless personality. Westwood is also adamant to this day that Kendall was the true inspiration behind "Sex" and "Too fast to live Too young to die". In this period Kendall touched many of the greats who went onto shape the world, and his influence can be seen in all walks of life – From the Sex Pistols to Paul Raymond's revue bars whom he was quality control manager for many years. He met and helped Alexander Shulgin's work in drug development and many more "doff the cap" to the influence Kendall had on their lives around this time.
Kendall's biggest contribution to British life came when he met a young Richard Branson in 1972 after Branson had opened his first megastore. Kendall joined "team Branson" as advisor. He is thought to have steered Branson in new directions and been a "rock" for Branson.
Kendall is thought to have been behind the development of both the Virgin name and brand, and is the mastermind behind Virgin Nigeria and Virgin Cola. Never one to be afraid of putting the boot in, Kendall then steered Branson towards Virgin Trains and again Kendall helped destroy the now rebuilt train network.
By the mid 80s Kendall was advising (in his spare time) Rupert Murdoch on how to grow his fledgling TV business. After Branson and Kendall went their separate ways, Kendall devoted all his time into the business plan for Murdoch's TV Empire. Seen by Murdoch's inner circle as "Pie in the Sky" Kendall went on to Mastermind global domination of the TV world. Sky and Fox TV in the US went on to change the broadcasting landscape for ever. "Insightful TV for Insightful people" was the tag line in the US. Kendall slowly manufactured a place for himself in front of the cameras on Sky's flagship show, where he can still be seen today – displaying his cutting edge fashion and insight into all manner of topics from Ducks to concrete.
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