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- Birth nameRobert Neill Dougall
- Robert Dougall was born on November 27, 1913 in Croydon, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Danger Tomorrow (1960), The Wednesday Play (1964) and Yes Minister (1980). He was married to Nan Byam. He died on December 19, 1999 in Southwold, Suffolk, England, UK.
- SpouseNan Byam(1946 - December 19, 1999) (his death, 1 child)
- Joined the Royal Navy in 1942. Served on the Arctic Convoys to Russia and returned to the BBC in 1946.
- President of the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds).
- Became an announcer with BBC Radio Empire Service on his 21st birthday in 1934. The only one of those original announcers to make a successful TV career.
- Announced the start of WW2, and was the "anonymous gentleman" who broadcast to Germany in German a "last appeal for peace"
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