Mark brandon chopper read biography
Mark brandon chopper read!
Mark brandon chopper read biography
Mark "Chopper" Read
Australian criminal
Mark Read | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mark Brandon Read (1954-11-17)17 November 1954 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 9 October 2013(2013-10-09) (aged 58) Parkville, Victoria, Australia |
| Other names | Chopper Read |
| Occupation(s) | Criminal, author |
| Spouses | Mary-Ann Hodge (m. 1995; div. 2001)Margaret Cassar (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Conviction(s) | Armed robbery Assault Kidnapping |
Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read (17 November 1954 – 9 October 2013) was an Australian convicted criminal, gang member and author.
Read wrote a series of semi-autobiographical fictional crime novels and children's books. The 2000 film Chopper is based on his life.
Early life
Read was born on 17 November 1954 to former army and World War II veteran of Irish descent, Keith Read, and a mother who was a devout Seventh-day Adventist.