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Sir William Frederick Cotton CBE (23 April 1928 – 11 August 2008) was a British television producer and executive, and the son of dance band leader Billy Cotton. The television and radio presenter Fearne Cotton is related to him, as he was her paternal grandfather's cousin.
Dec 23, 2014 · For several decades Billy Cotton was a household name in Britain, as a band leader, radio and TV presenter. His great-niece Fearne Cotton has discovered more about his extraordinary life.
Aug 12, 2008 · Sir Bill Cotton, who has died aged 80, was managerially responsible for many of the BBC's most loved and enduring programmes in its 1960s and 70s golden age of comedy.
- Dennis Barker
One such figure is Bill Cotton, the BBC's head of light entertainment when Savile worked for the broadcaster, portrayed by Olivier Award-winning actor Michael Jibson.
William Edward Cotton (6 May 1899 – 25 March 1969) was an English band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the British dance band era. Cotton is now mainly remembered as a 1950s and 1960s radio and television personality, but his musical career had begun in the 1920s.
Aug 12, 2008 · Sir Bill Cotton, the man who helped bring Monty Python and Dad's Army to the screen, has died in hospital at the age of 80. The director general of the BBC Mark Thompson,...
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Aug 12, 2008 · Sir Bill Cotton presided over what has become known as the "golden age" of television entertainment. A self-proclaimed populist, he had an outstanding talent for knowing...
