Sir Michael Parkinson

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Sir Michael Parkinson was a renowned English broadcaster and journalist best known for his long-running, influential television talk show "Parkinson," on which he interviewed many of the world's most famous figures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf broadcaster
human
journalist
talk show host
television presenter
awardReceived BAFTA Fellowship
CBE
Knight Bachelor
National Television Award
surface form: National Television Awards Special Recognition Award

Royal Television Society Award
surface form: Royal Television Society Interviewer of the Year
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1935-03-28
dateOfDeath 2023-08-16
dateOfMarriage 1959
educatedAt Barnsley Grammar School
employer BBC
Granada Television
ITV
endTime 2014
gender male
genre interview
talk show
honorificPrefix Sir
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOfOrder Order of the British Empire
militaryBranch Royal Army Pay Corps
surface form: Army Pay Corps
militaryService British Army
notableInterviewee David Bowie
John Lennon
Madonna
Muhammad Ali
Orson Welles
notableWork Parkinson
Michael Parkinson
surface form: Parkinson (BBC talk show)

Michael Parkinson
surface form: Parkinson (ITV talk show)
numberOfChildren 3
occupation author
broadcaster
journalist
radio presenter
television presenter
placeOfBirth Cudworth, Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
placeOfDeath Bray, Berkshire, England
positionHeld Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University
residence Bray, Berkshire, England
serviceEnd 1957
serviceStart 1955
spouse Mary Heneghan
startTime 2008

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