Jimmy Chinn

Jimmie Chinn was an actor, teacher and most notably, a playwright.

Personal Info

Jimmie was born in Middleton, Lancashire on 30 March 1940, the only son of his beloved mother, Edie. His early years in Oldham and Manchester were to shape his writing in future years. He came to London in 1959 where he trained as an actor at the RADA and worked in many aspects of the theatre. His short and very undistinguished career as an actor led him eventually to train as a teacher at Whitelands College, Putney, where he gained an honours degree in English and Drama. He taught and became a senior teacher and housemaster at Dormers Wells School in Middlesex from 1979 until becoming a full-time writer in 1984. Jimmie became increasingly loved and admired not only in the professional theatre, but also in amateur theatre circles as a fine and talented actor, director, teacher, mentor and advisor.

Jimmie's plays began to blossom from 1984 under the watchful eye of his agent Richard Hatton (previously of Hatton and Baker) and the constant support and encouragement, particularly of John Bedding and Paul Taylor, at Samuel French Ltd, Fitzrovia, London. As well as a pleasurable and successful time in television, his plays for radio and stage have been enjoyed all over the world.

Jimmy Chin

Jimmy Chin (born October 12, 1973) is a professional climber, mountaineer, skier, director and photographer. Born and raised in Mankato, Minnesota, he signed a sponsorship agreement with the The North Face in 2001 and is a 14-year veteran of The North Face Athlete Team. He has organized and led numerous climbing, ski-mountaineering and exploratory expeditions to China, Pakistan, Nepal, Tanzania, Chad, Mali, South Africa, Tibet, Borneo, India and Argentina. His achievements include climbing and skiing Mount Everest from the summit, making first ascents of big walls and alpine towers in the Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan and the Garwhal Himalayas of Northern India, crossing the Chang Tang Plateau in north-western Tibet on foot and attempting the direct North face of Mount Everest, alpine style. Jimmy has been featured, both in front of and behind the camera, in numerous publications, including National Geographic, Outside and Men’s Journal, and has been voted as one of the world’s most eligible bachelors by People magazine (although currently married). A 1996 alumnus of Carleton College, he received a BA in Asian Studies.