Richard Dimbleby

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Richard Dimbleby was a pioneering British broadcaster and war correspondent, best known as the BBC’s first television news commentator and one of the most authoritative voices in mid-20th-century British journalism.

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instanceOf BBC news commentator
broadcaster
human
journalist
radio presenter
activeYearsEnd 1965
activeYearsStart 1930s
burialPlace St Peter’s Church, Newdigate, Surrey NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cancer
child David Dimbleby NERFINISHED
Jonathan Dimbleby NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy annual Richard Dimbleby Lecture on the BBC
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
coveredConflict Second World War NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1913-05-25
dateOfDeath 1965-12-22
employer BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation NERFINISHED
familyName Dimbleby NERFINISHED
fullName Richard Frederick Dimbleby NERFINISHED
genre current affairs
news broadcasting
givenName Richard
hasLegacy Richard Dimbleby Lecture NERFINISHED
hasSignatureProgramme Down Your Way NERFINISHED
honor CBE NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOfOrder Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
middleName Frederick NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableFor authoritative voice of mid-20th-century British broadcasting
being the BBC’s first television news commentator
notableWork commentary on major state occasions in the United Kingdom
radio reports from World War II battlefronts
occupation broadcaster
journalist
radio news reporter
television news commentator
war correspondent
placeOfBirth Richmond, Surrey, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
relative David Dimbleby NERFINISHED
Jonathan Dimbleby NERFINISHED
reportedFrom Europe NERFINISHED
North Africa NERFINISHED
Western Front NERFINISHED
spouse Dilys Thomas NERFINISHED

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BAFTA Richard Dimbleby Award namedAfter Richard Dimbleby