John Watt (broadcaster)
John Watt | |
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| Born | John Ernest Watt 27 October 1901 Blackheath, London, England |
| Died | 23 February 1960 (aged 58) Brighton, England |
| Spouse |
Violette (m. 1927) |
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| Network | BBC Radio |
John Watt (27 October 1901 – 23 February 1960) was a British broadcaster and producer.[1][2]
Watt was born on 27 October 1901 at 4 Hidbrooke Park Road, Blackheath, London, to Richard Watt, a solicitor, and Minnie (née Dale).[1] He went to Cranleigh School and University College London.[1]
Among the shows he worked on as the BBC's Director of Variety were Workers' Playtime and ITMA.[1]
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 3 December 1956.[3]
Watt died on 23 February 1960 at home in Montpelier Street, Brighton.[1] His wife Violette (they married in 1927) survived him; she wrote professionally, under the pen name of Angela Jeans.[1]
Further reading
[edit]- Jeans, Angela. The Man who was my Husband. A biography of John Watt.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Somerville, Neil (January 2011). "Watt, John Ernest". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). OUP. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65822. Retrieved 25 July 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "John Watt". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : John Watt". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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