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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. Andrews' contribution to radio in the United Kingdom is commemorated in the Radio Academy Hall of Fame.
Eamonn Andrews was married to Grainne Bourke until his death in 1987. He was the only host of the British game show, This Is Your Life, and also wrote books and appeared in films.
- 65 years old
- writer,actor,miscellaneous
- 19 December, 1922
- Sagittarius
Dec 9, 2022 · It was as host of This is Your Life that caught the public’s imagination, turning Andrews into a national celebrity — there was no doubt that the British public had a remarkable affection for the Dublin man. Eamonn Andrews was the first Irish castaway on Desert Island Discs back in 1958.
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Eamonn Andrews was born on 19 December 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer and actor, known for Whose Baby? (1973), Pantomania: Babes in the Wood (1957) and Three Cases of Murder (1954). He was married to Grainne Bourke. He died on 5 November 1987 in London, England, UK.
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- Dublin, Ireland
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
Following some months of illness, legendary broadcaster Eamonn Andrews died at the Cromwell Hospital in London, aged 64. Andrews worked as a freelance broadcaster in Ireland from 1946 to 1950...
Irish entertainer Eamonn Andrews and his family, wife Grainne, daughter Emma and son Fergal, meeting a chimp at London Zoo, April 14th 1967. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images.
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Voted Television Personality of the Year four times, the genial Dublin-born Eamonn Andrews was a highly respected and much-loved broadcaster chiefly associated with two popular television programmes, the panel show What's My Line?
