Editing John Thaw (section)

==Early life==
Born in [[Gorton]], [[Manchester]], to John Edward ("Jack") Thaw, a tool-setter at the [[Fairey Aviation Company]] aircraft factory, later a long-distance lorry driver, and Dorothy (née Ablott).<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-76933|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/76933|title=The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|year=2004}}</ref>  Dorothy left when he was seven years old.  He and his younger brother, Raymond Stuart (Ray) had a difficult childhood due to their father's long absences.  Thaw grew up in Gorton and [[Burnage]], attending the [[Ducie Technical High School]] for Boys, gaining just one [[O Level]]. He entered the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA) at the age of 16 (two years underage), and won the Academy's Vanburgh Award.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title="Inspector remorse; Thaw's pain over lost childhood.." The Free Library. 1998 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Inspector+remorse%3b+Thaw%27s+pain+over+lost+childhood.-a060938803 |access-date=27 November 2023 |website=The Free Library}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 2002 |title=John Thaw - Obituary |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/john-thaw-2469254 |access-date=27 November 2023 |website=The Scotsman}}</ref>  Ray emigrated to Australia in the mid-1960s.<ref>{{citation |author=Dibben, Kay |title=Mother's rejection that haunted my brother John Thaw – Brisbane man tells of family heartache |date=10 March 2002 |newspaper=The Sunday Mail}}<br /></ref>