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Post  candyfloss on Sat Oct 29, 2011 6:14 pm

29 October 2011
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Former DJ, TV presenter and charity fundraiser Sir Jimmy Savile has died, aged 84.

Savile, who was one of the most famous names on British TV and radio in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, died on Saturday.

Police said they were called to his home in Leeds, but that there was nothing suspicious about his death.

His family programme, Jim'll Fix It, drew in huge audiences and the programme received 20,000 letters a week at the height of its popularity.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said officers were called to the house in Roundhay at 12:10 BST.

Details of how he died were not yet known, but he was recently in hospital with pneumonia.

Broadcaster Tony Blackburn said Sir Jimmy was embraced by everybody, and was "always just Jimmy Savile".

"He was just a complete one-off. I think he was a bit of a lonely character as well. In the privacy of his own life I don't think he had very many friends."

Tony Blackburn: "Jimmy Savile was a complete one-off"
He added: "I've never known anyone quite like him. He was a blunt speaking Northerner, but also kind and very respectful."

Presenter Dave Lee Travis told Sky News: "We are all going to be worse off without him around."

Prince Charles has also praised Sir Jimmy in a statement released by Clarence House: "The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are saddened to hear of Jimmy Savile's death and their thoughts are with his family at this time," it said.

Savile started out as a dance hall DJ in the 1950s, before making his name as a broadcaster on Radio Luxembourg.

He was one of the first DJs on BBC Radio 1 and launched Top of the Pops in 1964.

He also appeared on the music show's final edition in 2006.

Charity fundraiser

His TV persona included chunky gold jewellery, a huge cigar, his trademark snowy white hair and a number of catch-phrases which were frequently parodied by impressionists such as Mike Yarwood.

Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Savile was conscripted as a Bevin Boy, working in the coal mines during the war.

Away from broadcasting, he was noted for his charity work, running 200 marathons and raising £40m over the years.

Sir Jimmy Savile talks about how he came up with the idea of a disco
He was a volunteer at the hospital and ran more than 200 marathons for various charitable organisations.

Sir Jimmy raised £20m for the creation of the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1983 after a storm damaged wooden huts which had housed spinal cord injury patients.

A spokeswoman for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, said Sir Jimmy would be missed by staff and patients, adding: "He was tireless in his attempts to fundraise for the hospital and was integral in the creation of the National Spinal Injuries Centre that we have today."

Savile was knighted by the Queen in 1990 for his charity work.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15507374


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Post  Fossilfuel on Sat Oct 29, 2011 6:31 pm

Not good to speak ill of the dead I know but many have their suspicions about Jimmy Saville, myself included.

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Post  Marian on Sat Oct 29, 2011 6:41 pm

I must admit that he made my flesh creep!

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Post  Fossilfuel on Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:06 pm

I was always very dubious after seeing a photograph of JS at Haut de la Garenne in Jersey and then suddenly it was woooshed away and he denied he had ever been there!!

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Post  dragonfly on Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:32 pm

Fossilfuel wrote:I was always very dubious after seeing a photograph of JS at Haut de la Garenne in Jersey and then suddenly it was woooshed away and he denied he had ever been there!!


Ive tried to upload photo but wont let me do it, no sure what im doing wrong but is it this one?

http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=192559

bottom of page?

what with the morgue rumours and the ones about his dead mum

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Post  PeterMac on Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:27 pm

Very strange person. Did lots of good for charities.
But no one will be surprised if things starts to leak out over the next few months.
Almost as creepy as Cliff Richard. But at least he lives openly with his Roman Catholic Priest, so there is no story there any more.
And yes, I met him on several occasions.

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Cliff Richard

Post  Marian on Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:39 pm

Is that true what you said about him PeterMac? Not that I'm bothered about what consenting adults choose to do but I've certainly never heard that Cliff lives with a priest - openly or otherwise!

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Post  PeterMac on Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:37 am

Marian wrote:Is that true what you said about him PeterMac? Not that I'm bothered about what consenting adults choose to do but I've certainly never heard that Cliff lives with a priest - openly or otherwise!

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Richard currently lives with a former Catholic priest, John McElynn, whom he met in 2001 while doing charity work in the United States;[29] McElynn has been described as Richard's property manager and looks after the properties whilst Richard is away. Richard describes McElynn as a close friend and companion, and Richard declines discussion about their relationship: "what business is it of anyone else’s what any of us are as individuals? I don’t think my fans would care either way." Asked about rumours in the media about his being homosexual, Richard has said: "I am sick to death of the media's speculation about it."
Richard has called on the Church of England to affirm people's commitment in same-sex marriage. In his autobiography he states that "... many of my friends are gay – let's face it, homosexuality has been legal for more than thirty years. For me, the commitment is what counts – and I'll leave the judging to God."

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Post  Guest on Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:49 am

If you google Jimmy Savile and Haute de la Garenne, I'm sure you will see him in a completely different light.

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Post  Marian on Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:42 am

Thnaks for that PeterMac, I'm not as up-to-date with showbiz gossip as I thought!


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