The Early Years
Don's father served in the British Army during the Second World War and died in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in 1945. His family moved to England soon afterwards. When the young Don arrived in London as a six year old, he had a broad Glaswegian accent.
Don was educated at the Henry Thornton Grammar School in Clapham. His first job was with the Jack Hylton Entertainment Organisation and he also worked on various local newspapers in London before becoming a junior reporter for the Sunday Citizen. A keen sportsman in his younger days, he was London table tennis champion for two years and also enjoyed boxing, cycling, running and water polo.
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