Horace Lindrum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Horace Lindrum

Australian billiards and snooker player

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1912

Place of Birth: Woollahra Municipality, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 20-Jun-1974

Profession: snooker player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Horace Lindrum (born Horace Norman William Morrell, 15 January 1912 – 20 June 1974) was an Australian professional snooker and billiards player.
The dominant snooker player in Australia, he lived in Britain for long periods and played in the major British tournaments.
From his arrival in Britain in 1935 he was regarded as the second best player in the world, behind Joe Davis.
Lindrum contested three World Championship finals against Davis, in 1936, 1937 and 1946, losing all three to Davis but coming close to beating him on several occasions.
Horace Lindrum won the 1952 World Championship which, because of a dispute between the governing body and the players' association, was only contested by himself and New Zealander Clark McConachy.