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- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Eamonn Andrews was born on December 19, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer and actor, known for Whose Baby? (1973), Pantomania: Babes in the Wood (1957) and Three Cases of Murder (1954). He was married to Grainne Bourke. He died on November 5, 1987 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseGrainne Bourke(1951 - November 5, 1987) (his death)
- When television came to Ireland in 1961, he was appointed first Chairman of its state-run governing body, the RTÉ Authority.
- The only person to have appeared on the American version of What's My Line? (1950) as a panelist, a mystery guest, and a host, filling in for John Daly in the latter capacity in a 1959 show.
- He began work as an insurance clerk at £60 a year. As a side line he started commentating on sporting events but was caught out when one his bosses heard him and suggested he find other employment.
- He was known for coming up with off-the-cuff linkings that did not work, such as: "Speaking of cheese sandwiches, have you come far?" This was parodied by the character Seamus Android on Round the Horne in the 1960s, performed by Bill Pertwee.
- Andrews was the first This Is Your Life subject on British television when he was surprised by the show's creator, Ralph Edwards.
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