Humphrey Lyttelton

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bandleader broadcaster composer human jazz trumpeter radio presenter

Humphrey Lyttelton was a renowned British jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and broadcaster who became one of the leading figures in the post-war UK jazz scene.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bandleader → broadcaster → composer → human → jazz trumpeter → radio presenter →
causeOfDeath	complications following surgery →
conflict	Second World War →
countryOfCitizenship	England → United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1921-05-23 →
dateOfDeath	2008-04-25 →
educatedAt	Eton College →
employer	BBC →
familyName	Lyttelton →
fullName	Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton →
gender	male →
genre	jazz → traditional jazz →
givenName	Humphrey →
instrument	cornet → trumpet →
knownFor	hosting the BBC Radio 4 panel show "I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue" → leading figure in post-war British jazz → leading his own jazz band →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Humphrey Lyttelton Band →
militaryService	British Army →
nationality	British →
nobleFamily	Lyttelton family →
notableAchievement	"Bad Penny Blues" reached the UK Singles Chart in 1956 →
notableRole	chairman of "I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue" from 1972 until 2008 →
notableWork	Bad Penny Blues → I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue →
occupation	bandleader → broadcaster → cartoonist → jazz trumpeter → musician → radio presenter → writer →
placeOfBirth	Eton, Buckinghamshire, England →
placeOfDeath	Barnet, London, England →
positionHeld	president of the Society for Italic Handwriting →
recordLabel	EMI → Parlophone →
relative	Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham →
residence	London, England →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Emanuel School →	hasNotableAlumnus