Peter Alliss (1931–2020), by David Cannon, 1985
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Alliss, Peter (1931–2020)
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Alliss, Peter (1931–2020), golfer and broadcaster
Richard Holt
Alliss, Peter (1931–2020), golfer and broadcaster, was born on 28 February 1931 in Berlin, the second son of Percy Alliss (1897–1975), a Yorkshire professional at the prestigious Wannsee Golf Club, and his first wife, Dorothy, née Rust (1891–1971), who was also a scratch golfer. His brother, ...
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Armfield, James Christopher [Jimmy] (1935–2018)
Maker: W&H Talbot Archive
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Jimmy Armfield (1935–2018), by W&H Talbot Archive, 1963
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Armfield, James Christopher [Jimmy] (1935–2018), footballer, football manager, and broadcaster
Dilwyn Porter
Armfield, James Christopher [Jimmy] (1935–2018), footballer, football manager, and broadcaster, was born on 21 September 1935 at 16 Marina Avenue, Denton, Lancashire (5 miles east of Manchester), the only child of Christopher Armfield (1904–1980), a grocer, and his wife, ...
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Aspinall, John Victor (1926–2000)
Maker: Snowdon
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John Victor Aspinall (1926–2000) by Snowdon, 1973 Snowdon / Vogue / Camera Press, London
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Aspinall, John Victor (1926–2000), gambler and zoo owner
Richard Davenport-Hines
Aspinall, John Victor (1926–2000), gambler and zoo owner, was born on 11 June 1926 at Delhi, India, the second son of Mary Grace (1904–1987), daughter of Clement Samuel Horn, engineer, and wife of Colonel Robert Stivala Aspinall (1895–1954), of the Indian Medical Service (IMS), serving in ...
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Bailey, Trevor Edward (1923–2011), cricketer, broadcaster, and journalist
Dilwyn Porter
Bailey, Trevor Edward (1923–2011), cricketer, broadcaster, and journalist, was born on 3 December 1923 at 11 Imperial Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, the younger son (there were no daughters) of Bertrand Fothergill Bailey (1884–1947), a civil servant at the Admiralty, and his wife, Muriel Elsie, ...
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Bailey, Trevor Edward (1923–2011)
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Trevor Edward Bailey (1923–2011) by unknown photographer, 1955 © Mirrorpix
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Berk [née Heymansohn], Lieselotte [Lotte] (1913–2003), dancer and fitness trainer
Julie Anderson
Berk [née Heymansohn], Lieselotte [Lotte] (1913–2003), dancer and fitness trainer, was born on 17 January 1913 in Cologne, Germany, the only daughter of Jewish parents. Her Russian father, Nicolai Heymansohn, was originally a tailor and owned shops selling clothing for men. Her German mother died of a stroke when ...
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Bough, Francis Joseph [Frank] (1933–2020)
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Frank Joseph Bough (1933–2020), by unknown photographer, 1971
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Bough, Francis Joseph [Frank] (1933–2020), sports broadcaster and television presenter
Richard Haynes
Bough, Francis Joseph [Frank] (1933–2020), sports broadcaster and television presenter, was born on 15 January 1933 at The Limes maternity home, Hartshill, Stoke-on–Trent, the son of Austin Joseph Bough (1904–1963), upholsterer, and his wife, Annie Tyrer, née Moulton (...
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Butt, Sir Alfred, first baronet (1878–1962), music-hall entrepreneur and racehorse owner and breeder
Andrew Crowhurst
Butt, Sir Alfred, first baronet (1878–1962), music-hall entrepreneur and racehorse owner and breeder, was born on 20 March 1878, the only son of Frederick Butt, a builder. He was educated at Westminster School and, after leaving school, worked in the accounting department at ...
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Damm, Sheila Van (1922–1987)
Maker: Lewis Morley
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Sheila Van Damm (1922–1987) by Lewis Morley, 1962 © Lewis Morley, courtesy of The Akehurst Bureau; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
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Damm, Sheila Van (1922–1987), rally driver and theatre director
Stephen Slater
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Damm, Sheila Van (1922–1987), rally driver and theatre director, was born on 17 January 1922 in Gloucester Terrace, Paddington, London, the youngest of three daughters (there were no sons) of Vivian Van Damm (d. 1960) and his wife, Natalie Lyons. Although her father had sponsored motorcycle speedway events in the 1920s, before inheriting the ...
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Davis, Ian Gordon McNaught- (1929–2014), mountaineer, businessman, and broadcaster
Paul Gilchrist
Davis, Ian Gordon McNaught- (1929–2014), mountaineer, businessman, and broadcaster, was born on 30 August 1929 at Noordschote, Third Avenue, Newton Hill, Wakefield, Yorkshire, the son of Stanley Gordon McNaught-Davis (1889–1971), an ex-Royal Flying Corps pilot then working as a bus driver, later a transport manager, and his wife ...
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Elliot, Launceston (1874–1930), weightlifter and strongman
Wray Vamplew
Elliot, Launceston (1874–1930), weightlifter and strongman, was conceived in Launceston, Tasmania (hence his first name), but born in Bombay, India, on 9 July 1874, the first son of Gilbert Wray Elliot (1833–1910), who was from 1853 to 1877 an official in the Bombay...
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Flint, Keith Charles (1969–2019), dancer and singer
Chloe Govan
Flint, Keith Charles (1969–2019), dancer and singer, was born on 17 September 1969 at 75 Hazeldene Road, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex, the youngest of three brothers of Clive Sydney Flint (b. 1937), electrical engineer, and his wife, Yvonne Marie, née Pincott (...
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Gardner, Maureen Angela Jane (1928–1974)
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Maureen Angela Jane Gardner (1928–1974) by unknown photographer, 1948 © Getty Images
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Gardner [married name Dyson], Maureen Angela Jane (1928–1974), athlete and ballet teacher
M. C. Curthoys
Gardner [married name Dyson], Maureen Angela Jane (1928–1974), athlete and ballet teacher, was born at 88 Chilswell Road, Oxford, on 12 November 1928, the only daughter and elder of two children of Fred Gardner (1888–1959), a police constable, and his second wife, ...
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Gillies, Ian Malcolm (1927–2002), question-setter and broadcaster
Stephen Follows
Gillies, Ian Malcolm (1927–2002), question-setter and broadcaster, was born at Upper Heath, Hampstead, London, on 7 December 1927, the son of Duncan Neil Gillies, company accountant, and his wife, Elsie Mary, née Nowell, of 16B Golders Way, Golders Green, London. He spent his early life in ...
