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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Dimbleby canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
BBC news commentator
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broadcaster ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ radio presenter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1965 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Peter’s Church, Newdigate, Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| child |
David Dimbleby
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Jonathan Dimbleby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual Richard Dimbleby Lecture on the BBC ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coveredConflict |
Second World War
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-05-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-12-22 ⓘ |
| employer |
BBC
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British Broadcasting Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Dimbleby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Frederick Dimbleby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
current affairs
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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
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being the BBC’s first television news commentator ⓘ |
| notableWork |
commentary on major state occasions in the United Kingdom
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radio reports from World War II battlefronts ⓘ |
| occupation |
broadcaster
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journalist ⓘ radio news reporter ⓘ television news commentator ⓘ war correspondent ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Richmond, Surrey, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| relative |
David Dimbleby
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Jonathan Dimbleby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportedFrom |
Europe
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North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Dilys Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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