Des O'Connor

12 January 1932 - 14 November 2020
Des O'Connor, entertainer and comedian, has died, aged 88

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54950051
"They used to come in and find me standing on the desk doing impressions of the directors" - Des O'Connor on his first job, in a boot and shoe factory in Northampton.

An extract from his 1969 Desert Island Discs, on @BBCSounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009y0ys
BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Des O'Connor

Roy Plomley's castaway is musician and actor Des O'Connor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009y0ys
Not many people know that it was Des O'Connor who introduced the British public to the young American comic Jerry Seinfeld, in 1981. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02s8xrh
During his RAF national service his commanding officer insisted he take part in a talent show.…

Des O'Connor's obituary, from @BBCNews https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39733917
Obituary: Des O'Connor

One of Britain's best-loved entertainers, he was an ever-present face on UK television and a music chart star.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39733917
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