Marr College
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Marr College was funded from the money left to the town of TroonTroon
Troon is a town in South Ayrshire. It is situated on the west coast of Scotland, about eight miles north of Ayr and three miles northwest of Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. Lying across the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Arran can be seen. Troon is also a port with freight and ferry services...
by C. K. Marr. It opened in 1935.
Notable former pupils
- Ronni AnconaRonni AnconaRonni Ancona is a Scottish actress, impressionist and author. Ancona won the Best TV Comedy Actress award at the 2003 British Comedy Awards for her work in Big Impression.- Career :...
, actress - Tom BrightonTom BrightonTom Brighton is a Scottish professional association footballer who plays at centre forward. He is currently contracted to Queen of the South.-Career:...
, footballer - Gordon BrownGordon Brown (rugby player)Gordon Lamont Brown was a Scottish international rugby union footballer. He was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2001. His nickname is Broon frae Troon after his home town in west central Scotland. Brown played second row for West of Scotland, Scotland and the British Lions...
, rugby player - Alan HuttonAlan HuttonAlan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:...
, footballer - Donald JackDonald JackDonald Lamont Jack was a Canadian novelist and playwright.He was born in Radcliffe, Bury, England and grew up in Britain, attending the well regarded Bury Grammar School and Marr College and later serving in the RAF in World War II .After the war he emigrated to Canada in 1951, and became a...
, writer - Steve NicolSteve NicolStephen "Steve" Nicol is a Scottish former professional footballer. A utility player who played in the all-conquering Liverpool team of the 1980s, he was most recently coach of New England Revolution, and was the longest-tenured head coach in MLS to coach a single club.As a player, Nicol was a...
, footballer - Susannah YorkSusannah YorkSusannah York was a British film, stage and television actress. She was awarded a BAFTA as Best Supporting Actress for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for the same film. She won best actress for Images at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival...
, actress - Michael Russell, politician
- Jamie NessJamie NessJamie Ness is a Scottish association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premier League side Rangers.-Career:...
Footballer - William Phillips, former Managing Director, Macallan's Whisky, son of depute rector.