Nicholas Parsons

British actor, rector and radio-TV presenter (1923-2020)

Christopher Nicholas Parsons CBE (10 October 1923 – 28 January 2020) was an English radio and television presenter and actor. He was best known for hosting Just a Minute which ran from 22 December 1967 to 23 September 2019 and Sale of the Century which ran from 9 October 1971 to 6 November 1983.

Nicholas Parsons

Parsons recording Just a Minute
at The Pleasance Grand, Edinburgh in 2007
Born
Christopher Nicholas Parsons

(1923-10-10)10 October 1923
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Died28 January 2020(2020-01-28) (aged 96)
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (Stoke Mandeville Hospital)
Resting placeSt John-at-Hampstead Churchyard, Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England, UK
EducationSt Paul's School, London
University of Glasgow
Occupation(s)Actor; radio and TV presenter
Years active1945–2020
Known forJust a Minute
Sale of the Century
TitleRector of the University of St Andrews
(1988–91)

President of the Lord's Taverners
(1998–99)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1954; div. 1989)

Ann Reynolds
(m. 1995)
Children2 (with Bryer)
Websitewww.nicholasparsons.co.uk

Parsons was born on 10 October 1923 in Grantham, Lincolnshire.

Parsons was Rector of the University of St Andrews from 1988 to 1991.

In 2014, he was awarded the CBE 10 years after being awarded the OBE.

In August 2019, Parsons had suffered a fall and was hospitalized in Aylesbury.[2] He died from problems caused by the fall on 28 January 2020 at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. He was 96, 9 months short of his 97th birthday.[3][4]

He leaves behind a widow, Annie and 2 children.

References

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  1. "Edward Lear". Great Lives. 13 May 2008. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. "Nicholas Parsons, 96: I've learned to pace myself after a nasty fall". inews.co.uk.
  3. "Just a Minute host Nicholas Parsons dies, aged 96". ITV. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. "BBC radio host Nicholas Parsons dies". BBC News. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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