Gordon Clyde
British TV presenter and artist
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Gordon David McCallum Clyde (22 May 1933–26 January 2008) was a British television actor, television presenter, writer and musician.[1]
22 May 1933
- Actor
- TV presenter
- writer
- musician
Gordon Clyde | |
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| Born | Gordon David McCallum Clyde 22 May 1933 |
| Died | 26 January 2008 (aged 74) |
| Education | Christ's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
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Biography
Clyde was born in 1933 and was educated at Highgate School from 1945 and Christ's College, Cambridge from 1951, where he studied English and music.[2] He is mainly known from the Dick Emery show. At the start of each episode he appeared as the interviewer, interviewing various characters played by Emery, with responses such as "Ooh you are awful, but I like you". Clyde was also a regular presenter on the BBC children's programme Play School (UK TV series) during the late 1960s.[3]
He appeared with Morecambe and Wise.
He wrote the music for Kisses on a Postcard.
He presented the classical music request programme "The Pleasure's Yours" on the BBC World Service radio.
Gordon was a very good pool player, often to be found in the private club "The 43" in Streatham where he would enjoy a pint in relative anonymity, as he was a very private man and a good friend. The club closed in around 1987/8 after suffering severe damage in the Great Storm of 1987.
