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Richard Dimbleby

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British journalist, broadcaster and war correspondent (1913-1965)

United KingdomJournalistsLived 1913 to 1965 · aged 52
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Frederick Richard Dimbleby was an English journalist and broadcaster who became the BBC's first war correspondent and then its leading TV news commentator.

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Blue plaque dedicated to Dimbleby at Boulter's Lock, BerkshireBlue plaque dedicated to Dimbleby at Boulter's Lock, Berkshire

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 1965 · aged 52
Written about in
7 languages

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