Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His novel "Trainspotting" was made into a film of the same name. His work is characterised by a raw Scots dialect and brutal depiction of Edinburgh life. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short films. Irvine Welsh was born in Leith, the port area of the Scottish capital Edinburgh. He states that he was born in 1958, though, according to the Glasgow police, his birth record is dated around 1951. When he was four, his family moved to Muirhouse,
Frank S. Welsh Frank S. Welsh Frank Sagendorph Welsh (born February 11, 1950) is president of the U.S.-based Welsh Color and Conservation, Inc., a company that analyzes old paints and wallpapers; their pigments and fibers. Welsh grew up in Ardmore, Pennsylvania and graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 1970. He is the second son of James Conwell Welsh and Suzanne S. Welsh. After two years with the National Park Service, in 1974 Welsh founded Frank S. Welsh Co., later Welsh Color & Conservation, Inc. While the majority of his projects have been historic house museums, such as Independence Hall and Monticello