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{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
| name         = Cass Pennant
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| caption      = Cass Pennant
| pseudonym    =
| birth_name    = <!--FIRST NAME WAS CAROL, HOWEVER SURNAME NOT KNOWN AS LEFT HIDDEN FOR NOW Carol-->
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1958|03|06|mf=yes}}
| birth_place   = [[Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]]
| death_date    =
| death_place   =
| occupation   = Writer
| nationality  = [[England|English]]
| ethnicity    =
| citizenship  =
| period       = 2002-present
| subject      = [[Association football|Football]], [[Football hooliganism]]
| notableworks =
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| website      = http://www.casspennant.com/ }}

'''Carol "Cass" Pennant''' (born 6 March 1958), is an English writer and former [[Football Hooliganism|football hooligan]].<ref name="cp001">
{{cite web
  | title = Cass Pennant Author & Hooliologist
  | publisher =
  | url = http://www.casspennant.com/
  | accessdate = 2008-06-20}}</ref><ref name="observer2276490">
{{cite news
  | last = Solomons
  | first = Jason
  | title = Trailer Trash - Fila dealer
  | publisher = [[The Observer]]
  | date = 2008-04-27
  | url = http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2276490,00.html
  | accessdate = 2008-06-20}}</ref><ref name="times4130879">
{{cite news
  | last = Leitch
  | first = Luke
  | title = Enough with the tough from a boy named Carol
  | publisher = [[The Times]]
  | date = 2008-06-16
  | url = http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article4130879.ece          
  | accessdate = 2008-06-20 | location=London}}</ref>

==Background==
Pennant's mother emigrated from Jamaica while pregnant and he was born in [[Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]]. Six weeks old, he was abandoned and was placed into a [[Barnardo's|Dr. Barnardo's Home]]. As a [[Black British|black]] baby, Pennant was fostered by an elderly white family in [[Slade Green]], [[Kent]] where he was the only black person, and where he states he was "bullied from day one" year after year, and beaten persistently - "Not just from rivals or other kids, the whole town. Imagine as a kid, you're picked out; people in vehicles shouting out at you, total strangers."<ref name="times4130879"/>

Pennant had been christened Carol (a common boy's name in parts of the [[West Indies]], but unusual as a boy's name in England) by his biological mother, which was also a source of bullying for him, particularly at school. After he saw the boxer [[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]] beat [[Henry Cooper (boxer)|Henry Cooper]] he adopted the name Cass.<ref name="times4130879"/>

The 6'4"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/2065920/Ive-been-shot-at-and-hit-with-axe.html |title=I've been shot at and hit with axe &#124; The Sun &#124;Showbiz&#124;Film |publisher=The Sun |date=2008-12-23 |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref> Pennant was a member, and leader, of the [[Inter City Firm]] (ICF) associated with the English football club, [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in the 1970s.<ref name="observer2276490"/> He was eventually sentenced to four years in prison and was the first person to receive a long term sentence for football hooliganism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/15058879 |title=Premiere Of New Movie 'Cass', About Life Of Convicted Football Hooligan Cass Pennant &#124; Showbiz News &#124; Sky News |publisher=News.sky.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref> After a second time in prison he started running a [[Bouncer (doorman)|night club security]] firm in [[London]].<ref name="pressandjournal">{{cite web|last=Buchan |first=Jamie |url=http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/770588 |title=Article - North-east director scores hit with first film |publisher=Press and Journal |date= |accessdate=2012-05-01}}</ref> While working at one such nightclub in South London he was shot three times.<ref name="pressandjournal"/> Pennant began writing his autobiography, the first time he was in prison on books that were given to him in English classes but they were seized from him.{{cn|date=September 2011}} The second time he went to prison he started again but this time smuggled the books out and that was the beginning of ''Cass'', which was published in 2002.{{cn|date=May 2012}}

In 2002, Pennant appeared on the [[Channel 4]] documentary, ''Football's Fight Club'' about football hooliganism in the 1970s.<ref name="guardian020429">
{{cite news
  | last = Kilner
  | first = Martin
  | title = Welcome to the Top Ten Rumbles
  | publisher = [[The Guardian]]
  | date = 2002-04-29
  | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2002/apr/29/sport.comment
  | accessdate = 2008-06-20}}</ref> He has been a consultant on television programmes such as ''[[The Real Football Factories]]'' and ''[[The Real Football Factories International]]''.<ref name="times4130879"/> He also worked as a consultant and played a cameo role as a riot police officer in the 2005 drama film about football hooliganism, ''[[Green Street]]''<ref name="cp001"/>
<ref name="guardian1427964">
{{cite news
  | last = Bellos
  | first = Alex
  | title = Hollywood wakes up to the call of the world's biggest game
  | publisher = [[The Guardian]]
  | date = 2005-03-01
  | url = http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,1427964,00.html
  | accessdate = 2008-06-20}}</ref>

In 2006 he had a documentary made about him 'Cass Pennant - Enough Said' (Gangster Videos) directed by Liam Galvin, and in 2008 a film was made based on Pennant's life story, [[Cass (film)|''Cass'']], starring [[Nonso Anozie]] as Pennant, and directed by Jon S. Baird.<ref name="observer2276490"/> In 2010, he played a leading role in the movie ''[[Killer Bitch]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/browse/?id=4F42658A1d84d23627wYN240B50B|title= British Council: The British Films Catalogue}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*Author
**''Cass'' (2002)
**''Congratulations, You Have Just Met the ICF'' (2003)
**''Top Boys: True Stories of Football's Hardest Men'' (2006)

*Co-author
**''Rolling with the 6.57 Crew: The True Story of Pompey's Legendary Football Fans'' (2004)
**''Terrace Legends'' (2005)
**''Good Afternoon, Gentlemen, the Name's Bill Gardner'' (2006)
**''30 Years of Hurt: A History of England's Hooligan Army'' (2006)
**''Want Some Aggro?'' (2007)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
Cass - [http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/artman2/publish/movie_reviews/Cass-movie-review-18200708.php The Cass Pennant movie review] at [http://www.thehollywoodnews.com The Hollywood News]
*{{imdb name|2580086|Cass Pennant}}
*[http://www.casspennant.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.casspennant.com/film/home.html ''Cass'' official film website]

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