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  1. Wilfred Pickles, OBE (13 October 1904 – 27 March 1978) was an English actor and radio presenter. Early life and personal life. Pickles was born in Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire. [1] . He moved to Southport, Lancashire, with his family in 1929, and worked with his father as a builder.

  2. Wilfred Pickles was born on 13 October 1904 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Billy Liar (1963), For the Love of Ada (1972) and The Nearly Man (1974). He was married to Mabel Pickles. He died on 27 March 1978 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.

  3. Nov 17, 2017 · Announcer Willfred Pickles, who joined the BBC on this day in 1941, sounded different from other broadcasters that Britons were used to hearing on the air. Rather than speaking in the "standard"...

  4. Feb 6, 2022 · Wilfred Pickles with an edition of the long-running show Have A Go! From a local club hall in Ramsbottom in Lancashire. With harry Hudson at the piano.

  5. Wilfred Pickles was born on October 13, 1904 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Billy Liar (1963), For the Love of Ada (1972) and The Nearly Man (1974). He was married to Mabel Pickles. He died on March 27, 1978 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.

  6. Sep 8, 2014 · Wilfred Pickles OBE was an English actor, comic and radio presenter. Born in Halifax in 1904 he moved to Southport with his family in 1929, working as a builder.

  7. Wilfred Pickles was born in Halifax in 1904, the son of a builder. His first job at the age of 12 was in a corner shop, where he earned 1s 6d a week. He pursued his passion for performing...

  8. www.bbc.com › historyofthebbc › bbc-100Wilfred Pickles - BBC

    The first man to read the BBC news in a non-standard accent, Wilfred Pickles went on to have a hugely popular broadcast career. Here he is asking ordinary people to ‘Have a Go’ in 1947.

  9. Wilfred Pickles, OBE (13 October 1904 – 27 March 1978) was an English actor and radio presenter. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Early life and personal life. Pickles was born in Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He moved to Southport, Lancashire, with his family in 1929, and worked with his father as a builder.

  10. Mar 28, 1978 · BRIGHTON, England, March 27 (UPI)—Wilfred Pickles, for 50. years a prominent British radio and television presonality, died at his Brighton home today his family announced. He was 73....