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Nicholas Parsons: 'Broadcasting legend' dies aged 96 after short illness

Broadcaster Nicholas Parsons has died at the age of 96 after a short illness, his agent has confirmed.

Parsons had hosted Radio 4's Just A Minute since its inception in 1967.

"Nicholas passed away in the early hours of the 28th of January," said a statement issued by his agent Jean Diamond.

"He was with his beloved family who will miss him enormously and who wish to thank the wonderful staff at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital."

BBC Radio 4's Just A Minute is a long-running and popular panel game where guests are asked to speak for a full minute on a single subject without hesitation, deviation or repetition.

Parsons also appeared on the Benny Hill Show for several years after joining in 1969 and also fronted ITV game show Sale of the Century.

His other TV appearances include The Comic Strip Presents and Have I Got News For You.

Nicholas Parsons: 'Broadcasting legend' dies aged 96 after short illness - BBC News



It's very rare the passing of a 'celebrity' has any effect on me. In recent memory it has only been the passing of Lou Reed, David Bowie and now Nicholas Parsons that made me stop and think. I listen to 'Just a Minute' most weeks on BBC Sounds while driving in Korat's awful rush hour traffic, bringing back memories of my mum listening to it in the kitchen at weekends while preparing meals when I was a kid... and now I'm 52!

And who doesn't remember 'The Sale of The Century' in the 70s?

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And who doesn't remember 'The Sale of The Century' in the 70s?

I remember it because it had the same theme music as many episodes of "Swedish Erotica".



Also one of those "Pointless" answers: He appeared in "Carry On Regardless" and "Doctor in Love".

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Actor Kirk Douglas dies at age 103
Feb 06 2020



Actor Kirk Douglas, a fixture of cinema for six decades, has died aged 103.
The stage and screen actor was well-known for a range of roles, including the 1960 classic Spartacus, in which he played the titular character.
Born in New York in 1916, he rose to prominence during Hollywood's "golden age", earning his first Oscar nomination for the 1949 boxing story Champion.
He was also the father of Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas.
Kirk Douglas was prolific as a film actor, with more than 90 credits to his name - ranging over six decades from the 1940s to the 2000s.
He is perhaps best-known as Spartacus, a Stanley Kubrick film which won four Oscars and was so popular that its iconic "I am Spartacus" scene entered the pop culture lexicon.
Douglas was himself nominated for an Oscar three times - for Champion (1949), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), and Lust for Life (1956). He eventually won the honorary award in 1996 in recognition of his 50 years in the industry.

Kirk Douglas was born Issur Danielovich Demsky to penniless Jewish immigrants in the city of Amsterdam, New York state, in 1916. His father had fled Russia to escape conscription into the Tsar's army.
One of seven children, he sold snacks to local mill workers to earn enough money to buy food and in his autobiography claims to have had more than 40 jobs.
It was when he began acting in school plays that he decided a theatrical career was for him. "The one thing in my life that I always knew, that was always constant, was that I wanted to be an actor."
Already an inter-collegiate wrestling champion, he paid his way through drama college by fighting professionally, ushering and working as a car park attendant and bellhop.

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I remember it because it had the same theme music as many episodes of "Swedish Erotica".

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Nicholas Parsons: 'Broadcasting legend' dies aged 96 after short illness

Not Nicholas Parsons!
I went to raves years ago.
There was a record known as Nicholas Parsons.
Some may remember NP as the host of Just A Minute or for Sale Of The Century.
But for some, his name will be remembered for being shouted out by large groups of partying people during this song.