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- Richard Dimbleby was born on May 25, 1913 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Libel (1959), The 20 Questions Murder Mystery (1950) and This Is the BBC (1959). He died on December 22, 1965 in London, England, UK.
- Children
- RelativesHenry Dimbleby(Grandchild)Kate Dimbleby(Grandchild)Dan Dimbleby(Grandchild)Edmund Dimbleby(Grandchild)Maisie Dimbleby(Grandchild)
- Father of David Dimbleby and Jonathan Dimbleby.
- He was the first broadcaster to report from the scene of the Allied liberation of Belsen concentration camp during the Second World War. His report was for BBC Radio.
- He provided the commentary during the BBC's coverage of Winston Churchill's funeral.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1946 King's Birthday Honours List for his services as a World War II correspondent and the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1959 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to broadcasting.
- The "Voice of the BBC". Comedians would joke it must be true, Dimbleby said so.
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