Rooney Mascara Born 1943 in Sutton, Surrey. Educated at St Paul's School (London) & University of London

University of London

-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...

. Married to Pat Massara with 3 children (James Massara

James Massara

James Massara is the head coach of Championship One side London Skolars. He is the former coach development manager for the Rugby Football League in London....

, Richard & Louisa).

Oarsman. Member of winning crew in Wyfold Challenge Cup

Wyfold Challenge Cup

The Wyfold Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from a single rowing club. Boat clubs from any university, college or secondary school are not permitted.The trophy...

 (1967) & Grand Challenge Cup

Grand Challenge Cup

The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and most prestigious event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs...

 (1971) Henley Royal Regatta

Henley Royal Regatta

Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...

. Winning Tideway Scullers crew in the Head of the River Race

Head of the River Race

The Head of the River Race is a processional rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, on the 4.25 mile Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney.-History:...

 for VIII's 3 times. Runner up British Amateur Sculling Championship, Wingfield Sculls 1968. Member of Great Britain rowing team 1969 to 1972. Represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (Munich Olympics - semi-finalist) http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/rooney-massara-1.html). Selector for British Rowing team 1973 to 1976 - Chairman in 1976. Captain of Tideway Scullers School Rowing Club 1969-72 http://www.tidewayscullers.com.

Sailed in Flying Dutchman (dinghy)

Flying Dutchman (dinghy)

thumbthumbThe Flying Dutchman is a 20-foot one-design high-performance two-person monohull racing dinghy. Developed in the early 1950s, its large sail area per unit weight allow it to plane easily when sailing upwind. The boat utilizes a trapeze harness for the crew and hiking straps for the...

 Olympic class dingy with Tim Lester at the helm 1973-1976 - shortlisted for sailing team for 1976 Montreal Olympics.

Appeared in a short "cameo" role in the Beatles film "A Hard Day's Night (film)

A Hard Day's Night (film)

A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British black-and-white comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring The Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr—during the height of Beatlemania. It was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists...

" - he was the sculler in the water in the scene where Ringo Starr was walking along the towpath at Kew.

Business career started at British Motor Corporation

British Motor Corporation

The British Motor Corporation, or commonly known as BMC was a vehicle manufacturer from United Kingdom, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation in 1952...

 in 1965 moving to British Leyland HQ Berkeley Square, London, in 1968 and then with British Leyland International. Export Mananger Dunlop Sports Company (Dunlop Slazenger

Dunlop Slazenger

Dunlop Slazenger was a sports equipment manufacturing company formed by BTR plc by consolidating the various sports brands acquired as part their take-over of Dunlop Holdings in 1985...

) 1977-1981. Marketing Manager Citroen

Citroën

Citroën is a major French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group.Founded in 1919 by French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën , Citroën was the first mass-production car company outside the USA and pioneered the modern concept of creating a sales and services network that...

 Cars UK 1981-1984. Director JCB Sales (J C Bamford) 1984-1995. Joined JCB as Marketing Director and then ran their Middle East Africa operations and from 1992 to 1994 their Asia Pacific operation based in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. Director & General Manager Stramit International 1994-1998.

Since 1999 owned and managed, with his wife Pat, the award winning Holiday Cottage complex, Beech Farm Cottages http://www.beechfarm.com, in Wrelton

Wrelton

Wrelton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. it is on the A170 road and 2 miles west of Pickering....

 North Yorkshire. Hobbies : 2 pet Llamas, a 1973 MG MGB

MG MGB

The MGB is a sports car launched by MG Cars in May 1962 to replace the MGA. Introduced as a four-cylinder roadster, a coupé with 2+2 seating was added in 1965...

roadster.

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