Tributes pour in for Howard ‘Mr. Nice’ Marks
Tributes have been flowing in following the news that author and international drug smuggler Howard Marks has died from bowl cancer. Marks, who was aged 70, came to global prominence 20 years ago upon the release of his autobiography Mr Nice, having left US prison in 1995, where he had been incarcerated for drug offences. His writing […]
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‘Mr Nice’ Howard Marks dies aged 70
Howard Marks, or ‘Mr Nice’, has passed away. The former drugs smuggler turned much loved author/raconteur died at his home near Bridgend in South Wales. He was diagnosed with inoperable bowel cancer a year ago. Marks became something of an unlikely celebrity when he released his best-selling autobiography, Mr Nice, in 1996. The book detailed his colourful life as […]
10 years ago