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- Lidell, Tord Alvar Quan, 1908-1981
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1908-09-11
Death Date
- 1981-01-07
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1969
- Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation
Birth Place
- Surrey, England
Occupation
radio announcer
newsreader
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Sources
- found: Tavener, J. The whale, 1970:label (Alvar Lidell)
- found: Wikipedia, via WWW, July 29, 2011(Alvar Lidell; BBC radio announcer and newsreader; born Tord Alvar Quan Lidell on September 11, 1908 in Wimbledon Park, Surrey; son of John Adrian Lidell and Gertrud Lundström; attended King's College School, Wimbledon and Exeter College, Oxford; studied piano, piccolo, cello and singing, and was a noted actor at Oxford; joined BBC Birmingham as chief announcer, transferring to London after a year; became deputy chief announcer in 1937; appointed chief announcer on the new Third Programme in 1946; appointed an MBE in 1964 and retired in 1969; also worked as a narrator, and recorded over 237 volumes for Books for the Blind; as a baritone, he gave recitals and recorded with Gerald Moore at the piano; died on January 7, 1981 at Northwood, Middlesex)
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Change Notes
- 2011-08-01: new
- 2011-08-02: revised
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