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- Birth nameRobert Eric Mortimer Wheeler
- Sir Mortimer Wheeler was a British archaeologist known for his appearances on radio and television, particularly the BBC series Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? (1952-1959) and Buried Treasure (1954-1959). His popularity earned him the Television Personality of the Year award in 1954. He presented his own history series Armchair Voyage: Hellenic Cruise (1958) and The Grandeur That Was Rome (1960).
- IMDb mini biography by: Joshua Warren
- SpousesKim Norfolk (née Collingridge)(1945 - 1956)Mavis Cole(March 16, 1939 - 1942) (divorced)Tessa Verney(May 21, 1914 - April 15, 1936) (her death)
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