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Personal life. Andrews married Gráinne Bourke in 1951. They raised three adopted children. Civic recognition. For his work in British broadcasting, Andrews was awarded an honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1970.
9. Dez. 2022 · In the early days Eamonn Andrews went to great lengths to catch people unawares. Helped by his training as an actor, he would don various disguises and surprise potential guests. He was tied up in a sack before pouncing on personality magician David Nixon; he hid behind a door to corner Muhammad Ali; he donned air stewardess’s garb ...
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3. Dez. 2014 · In this documentary, Des Hickey looks at the successful career of Eamonn Andrews. Eamonn Andrews was born and raised in Dublin. Growing up he was a keen amateur boxer, who won the Irish...
Eamonn was the elder son of William and Margaret Andrews, growing up in Synge Street, Dublin, where George Bernard Shaw had been born. Eamonn had three sisters, Peggy, Kathleen and Treasa, and a brother Noel. Another brother, Kevin, died in infancy. He lost two of his sisters in middle age.
His laidback interviewing technique and unscripted remarks were lampooned on the BBC radio comedy Round the Horne as television personality Seamus Android. A self-confessed workaholic, Andrews returned to This is Your Life in 1969 and hosted the programme for another twenty years.
Eamonn Andrews, one of Ireland’s greatest broadcasters, died in London at the age of sixty four. Eamonn Andrews was a Knight of the Order of Saint Gregory and a Companion of the British Empire.
A look back at the long and distinguished career of broadcaster Eamonn Andrews. Following some months of illness, legendary broadcaster Eamonn Andrews died at the Cromwell Hospital in London,...
