Gail Renard is a writer, producer and performer. She is the current treasurer and former chair of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and is a vocal supporter of writers, lobbying through the WGGB, in Westminster and Brussels.[1]
At the age of 16, she joined John Lennon and Yoko Ono for their "Bed-In for Peace" protest in order to interview them for a school paper.[2]
She describes how Lennon sat with her on the floor and wrote out the lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance" on a piece of card in large letters so that people could read it as they sang along for a recording of the song.[3]
Lennon gave her the lyrics and they were auctioned in 2008[4][5]
Her TV writing career was encouraged by John Cleese who introduced her to radio and television producers.[6]
Renard's Custer's Last Stand Up won the BAFTA for best British Children's Series in 2001.[7]
Lennon sat on the floor with me and wrote the lyrics on a large piece of card with a magic marker
John Lennon, Yoko, Tani and John Cleese have all contributed to why Gail Renard, born in New York City but now a naturalised Canadian citizen, presently lives and works in London, England