Willie Rushton

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cartoonist comedian human satirist

Willie Rushton was a British cartoonist, satirist, writer, and comedian, best known as a co-founder of the magazine Private Eye and as a long-serving panellist on BBC radio comedy shows.

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Willie Rushton canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cartoonist ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
human ⓘ
satirist ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
coFounderOf Private Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
dateOfBirth 1937-08-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1996-12-11 ⓘ
educatedAt Shrewsbury School NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer BBC ⓘ
familyName Rushton NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork broadcast comedy ⓘ
cartooning ⓘ
satirical writing ⓘ
fullName William George Rushton NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
satire ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
nickname Willie Rushton NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue NERFINISHED ⓘ
Private Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
cartoonist ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
radio personality ⓘ
satirist ⓘ
television presenter ⓘ
writer ⓘ
participantIn BBC Radio 4 comedy panel shows NERFINISHED ⓘ
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue NERFINISHED ⓘ
That Was the Week That Was NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth Chelsea NERFINISHED ⓘ
England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalActivity stood as a candidate in the 1963 by-election in Kinross and West Perthshire ⓘ
politicalAffiliation Independent television satirist candidate (joke candidacy) ⓘ
residence London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workedOn radio comedy programmes ⓘ
television satire programmes ⓘ

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I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue → hasPanellist → Willie Rushton ⓘ
subject surface form: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
The Establishment Club → foundedBy → Willie Rushton ⓘ
The Establishment Club → hasNotablePerformer → Willie Rushton ⓘ
Private Eye → foundedBy → Willie Rushton ⓘ
That Was the Week That Was → starring → Willie Rushton ⓘ
That Was the Week That Was → helpedLaunchCareerOf → Willie Rushton ⓘ