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'{{Infobox person | name = Sir Jimmy Savile | image = Jimmy Savile PICT6249a.jpg | caption = Savile in 2006 | birth_name = James Wilson Vincent Savile | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|10|31|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Leeds]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|10|29|1926|10|31|mf=y}} | death_place = | death_cause = Heart failure | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = British | known_for = ''[[Jim'll Fix It]], [[Top of the Pops]]'' | occupation = DJ, actor, television and radio personality }} '''Sir James Wilson Vincent "Jimmy" Savile''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|KCSG]] (31 October 1926 - 29 October 2011) was an English [[DJ]], actor and media personality, best known for his [[BBC]] [[television show]] ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'', and for being the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC chart show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. He was also known for his philanthropy and support of various charities and fundraising efforts. He died aged 84 on Saturday 29 October 2011.<ref>http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16099015</ref> ==Early life== Savile was born in [[Leeds]], the youngest of seven children, including Mary, Marjory, Vincent, John, Joan, and Christina Savile, born to Agnes Monica (Kelly) and Vincent Joseph Marie Savile, a [[bookmaker]]'s clerk and insurance agent.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/03/17/nosplit/ftwdet17.xml |title=Family detective: Jimmy Savile – Telegraph |publisher=www.telegraph.co.uk |accessdate=2008-07-28 | location=London | first=Nick | last=Barratt | date=2007-03-17}}</ref> He was a [[Bevin Boy]], conscripted during World War II to work as a coal miner. Having started playing records in dance halls in the early 1940s, Savile claims to be the first ever [[DJ]]; according to his autobiography, the first person to use [[two turntables and a microphone]], which he did at the Grand Records Ball at the Guardbridge Hotel in 1947.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2004/apr/20/guesteditors2|title=Harland Miller on Jimmy Savile: inventor of hip-hop style|publisher=guardian.co.uk|accessdate=2008-07-28|last=Miller|first=Harland|location=London|date=2004-04-27}}</ref> Savile is widely acknowledged as being one of the first in England and the world to use twin turntables for continuous play of music, thus pioneering the concept of DJing as we know it today,<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.djawards.com/en/history.php|title=DJ Awards-History|publisher=www.djawards.com|accessdate=2008-07-28|last=Brewster|first=Bill|coauthors=Frank Browghton |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080323111406/http://www.djawards.com/en/history.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-03-23}}</ref> though this claim has been disputed: twin turntables were illustrated in the [[BBC]] Handbook in 1929, and were advertised for sale in ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]'' magazine as early as 1931.<ref>{{cite book|last=Donovan|first=Paul|title=The Radio Companion|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=79IaAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Savile%27s+claim+was+disputed%22|accessdate=2011-07-03|year=1991|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=0246136480|page=198}}</ref> Savile later lived in [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]] and worked as manager of the Plaza Ballroom in Oxford Road, [[Manchester]] in the mid-fifties. He lived in Great Clowes Street in [[Higher Broughton]], Salford and was often seen sitting on his front door steps. He also managed the Mecca Locarno ballroom in Leeds around the late 1950s and early 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/jimmy-savile |title=Jimmy Savile |publisher=DJHistory.com |date= |accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref> Mecca also owned the Palais, a dance hall in [[Ilford]], Essex and Savile did a stint as manager there between 1955 and 1956. His Monday evening records-only dance sessions (admission one shilling) were a huge favourite with local teens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/content/redbridge/recorder/IlfordPalais/IlfordPalais.aspx |title=Ilford Recorder Ilford Palais |publisher=Ilfordrecorder.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-08-20}}</ref> Savile was a [[Porter (carrier)|hospital porter]] at [[Broadmoor Hospital]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retiredmagazines.co.uk/Celebrities/celebs-jimmysaville.html|title=Jim's Fix has been to|last=Smith|first=Graham|work=Retired Magazine|accessdate=1 August 2011}}</ref> and Leeds General Infirmary and became a semi-professional sportsman, competing in the 1951 [[Tour of Britain]] [[road bicycle racing|cycle race]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A22368558 | title = Tour of Britain's long ride for respect | date = 4 May 2007 | accessdate = 2008-12-18}}</ref> and working as a [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He has said {{quote|"If you look at the athletics of it, I've done over 300&nbsp;professional bike races, 212&nbsp;marathons and 107&nbsp;pro fights." He proudly announces that he lost 35 of his first 35&nbsp;fights. "No wrestler wanted to go back home and say a long-haired disc jockey had put him down. So from start to finish I got a good hiding. I've broken every bone in my body. I loved it."<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,178381,00.html | title = In bed with Jimmy | work = [[The Guardian]] | date = 11 April 2000 | accessdate = 2008-12-18 | location=London}}</ref>}} == Television career == In 1960 he presented [[Tyne Tees Television]]'s music programme ''[[Young at Heart (1960 TV series)|Young at Heart]]''. Although the show was broadcast in black and white, Savile dyed his hair a different colour every week.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sixties Pop and Music Television 1960–64 |work=Sixties City |url=http://www.sixtiescity.com/PopTV/PopTV6064.shtm |accessdate=2007-09-17}}</ref> [[File:Jimmy savile.jpg|thumb|right|Jimmy Savile presenting "Top of The Pops" in 1964.]] On [[New Year's Day]], 1964, he presented the first edition of British [[UK Singles Chart|music chart]] [[television program]]me ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' from a television studio – a converted church – in Dickenson Road [[Rusholme]], [[Manchester]] (now demolished). On 30 July 2006 he also co-hosted the final edition, ending the show with the words "It's number one, it's still ''[[Top of the Pops]]''", before being shown turning off the studio lights after the closing credits. On 31 December 1969, Savile hosted the [[BBC]]/[[ZDF]] co-production ''[[Pop Go The Sixties]]'', shown across Western Europe, celebrating the hits of the 1960s. He presented the television programme ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'' from 1975 to 1994. During the early 1960s he co-hosted (with [[Pete Murray (disc jockey)|Pete Murray]]) ''[[New Musical Express]]'' Poll Winners' Concert, annually held at [[Empire Pool]], Wembley, with acts such as [[The Beatles]], [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]], [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]] And the Bruvvers, [[The Who]], and many others. These were filmed and recorded and later broadcast on television. He is also remembered for fronting a long running series of advertisements in the early 1980s for [[British Rail]]'s [[High Speed Train|InterCity 125]] (in which he declared "This is the age of the train") and a series of [[Public Information Film]]s promoting road safety, notably "[[Clunk Click Every Trip]]" which was about wearing seatbelts, the clunk representing the sound of the door and the click the sound of the seatbelt fastening. This led to Savile's hosting his own Saturday night chat/variety show on [[BBC1]] from 1973 entitled ''[[Clunk, Click]]'', which in 1974 featured the UK heats for the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]'' featuring [[Olivia Newton-John]]. After two series, the show was replaced by ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]''. He was featured on ''[[This Is Your Life]]'' twice. His second appearance was a result of the production team's being unaware of his previous appearance. He was interviewed by Dr. [[Anthony Clare]] for the radio series ''[[In the psychiatrist's chair]]'' and also appeared in a [[Louis Theroux]] [[When Louis Met…|documentary]]. Savile visited the ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' house on 14 January and 15 January 2006. During these visits he "fixed it" for some of the housemates to receive their wish; for example, [[Pete Burns]] received a message from his [[significant other]] and friend while [[Dennis Rodman]] was able to trade Savile's offering for a supply of cigarettes for other housemates. In 2007 Savile returned to television with ''Jim'll Fix It Strikes Again'', in which he shows some of the most popular 'fixits' ever, recreating them with the same people, as well as making new dreams come true.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a38658/uktv-brings-back-jimll-fix-it.html|title=UKTV brings back 'Jim'll Fix It'|last=Oatts|first=Joanne|date=26 October 2006|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref> == Radio career == Savile started his radio career working as a [[Radio Luxembourg (English)|Radio Luxembourg]] DJ from 1958 to 1967. In 1968 he joined [[BBC Radio 1]], where he initially presented ''Savile's Travels'' and the discussion show ''Speakeasy''. His best-remembered contribution to Radio 1, however, is the Sunday lunchtime show ''Jimmy Savile's Old Record Club'', where entire top tens from years gone by were played. This was the very first show to feature old charts. Over a period of time, you could hear every record that ever made the BBC Charts. It began in 1973 (initially called ''The Double Top Ten Show'') and ended in 1987 as (''The Triple Top Ten Show'') at which point he left Radio 1 after 19 years. Although, he could be heard presenting (''The Vintage Chart Show'') on BBC World Service between March 1987 to October 1989 playing top tens from 1957–87. From March 1989 to August 1997 he was heard on various stations around the UK (mostly taking the [[Oldies|Gold]] format, such as the West Midlands' [[Xtra AM]] and the original [[Classic Gold]] network in Yorkshire) where he revived his Radio 1 shows. In 1994, satirist [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]] gave a [[List of premature obituaries|fake obituary]] on BBC Radio 1 (as a joke), saying that Savile had collapsed and died, which allegedly drew threats of legal action from Savile and forced an apology from Morris. On 25 December 2005, and 1 January 2007, Savile presented shows on the [[Real Radio]] network. The Christmas 2005 show counted down the festive Top 10s of 10, 20 and 30 years previously, while the New Year 2007 show (also taken by [[Century FM|Century Radio]] following its acquisition by [[GMG Radio|GMG]]) featured Savile recounting anecdotes from his past and playing associated records, mostly from the 1960s although some were from the 1970s. == Catchphrases and appearance == Savile's catchphrases include "How's about that, then?", "Now then, now then, now then", "Goodness gracious", "as it happens" (pronounced "as it 'appens") and "Guys and gals". Savile has frequently been [[Parody|spoofed]] for his distinctive appearance, which almost always consists of a track suit or shell suit, along with gold jewellery. A range of licensed [[fancy dress]] costumes were released with his consent in 2009. Savile is also very well known as a heavy [[cigar]] smoker, and often smokes them for the public eye.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Armouries-fix-it-for-Sir.5277388.jp | title = 'Ow's about that, then? | publisher = Yorkshire Post | accessdate = 2010-04-08}}</ref> He also has a bench in memory of himself with the words 'Jimmy Savile – but not just yet!' engraved on it, in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], [[North Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.scarborough-in-pictures.co.uk/JimmySavile.htm | title = Jimmy Savile's famous bench in Scarborough | publisher = Scarborough In Pictures | accessdate = 2008-07-28 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080605140712/http://www.scarborough-in-pictures.co.uk/JimmySavile.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-06-05}}</ref> He is a member of [[Mensa International|Mensa]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/4101494.stm |title= Meeting of Mensa minds in Wales |publisher=news.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=2010-09-17 | date=2005-06-17}}</ref> He was named as one of the ''[[Radio Times]]'' "Top 40 most eccentric TV presenters of all time" in July 2004. A bachelor, Savile lived with his mother (whom he refers to as "The Duchess") and has kept her bedroom and wardrobe exactly as it was when she died. Every year he has her clothes dry cleaned. Savile is a member of the [[Institute of Advanced Motorists]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} and drives a [[Rolls-Royce (car)|Rolls-Royce]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}; when he became successful he acquired a pink Rolls-Royce and at one time his personalised car registration plate was ''HIS 1''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} In November 2007 Savile was [[robbery|mugged]] by a fan who made off with his glasses whilst in a Leeds hotel. According to Savile, he was walking down a corridor of the Queens Hotel at around midnight after attending a function at the hotel when he became aware of a woman walking beside him. He assumed the woman was going to hug him but she instead reached for his glasses before sprinting off down the corridor. He later said "I thought it was marvellous, it was just like old times!". Savile has promised his 'assailant' a box of chocolates for giving him a "'1960s thrill in 2007".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7097061.stm|title=Sir Jimmy robbed of his glasses |publisher=BBC |work=BBC News Online|date=2007-11-15|accessdate=2008-07-28}}</ref> He has a long association with the [[Fort William, Highland|Fort William]] area of [[Scotland]] {{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} and ran part of the [http://www.bennevisrace.co.uk/index.html Ben Nevis Race] course several times in his younger days.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} He has had a house in [[Glen Coe]] for some years and lives there part of the time. He has been Honorary [[Chiefs of the Name|Chieftain]] of the [http://www.lochaber.com/highlandgames/lochaber.htm Lochaber Highland Games] for 35 years and most years {{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} led the [[pipe band]] through Fort William to the Games. {{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} He could not do the final Top of the Pops live because of his commitment to the Lochaber Highland Games so it was recorded in the previous week. {{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} He announced his retirement from the honorary post at the games on 29 July 2006 but said he will continue as a "Special Friend" of the games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=149235&command=displayContent&sourceNode=149218&contentPK=15028090&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch |title=Sir Jimmy retires from Highland Games |publisher=Thisisnorthscotland.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-08-20}}</ref> Savile was interviewed by the [[BBC]] on 20 November 2008 when he was asked about the return of the programme ''[[Top of The Pops]]'', which is being revived for a Christmas comeback, to which he said he would welcome a "cameo role" on the programme. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7739589.stm BBC interview] == Honours == * In 1971 he was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=45554 |date= 31 December 1971 |startpage= 12 |endpage= |supp= yes |accessdate= 26 November 2010 }}</ref> which he always subsequently appended to his signature. * Awarded honorary Commando Green Beret by the [[Royal Marines]] in the 1970s for being one of only two civilians to complete the Royal Marine Commando speed march, 30 miles across Dartmoor carrying 30&nbsp;lb of kit.<ref> {{cite news|url=http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2009/07/13/runners-for-charlotte-take-on-30-mile-marine-challenge/|title=Runners for Charlotte take on 30-mile Marine challenge |publisher=The Guernsey Press |date=2009-07-13|accessdate=2010-06-11}}</ref> The other civilian was former [[Blue Peter]] presenter [[Gethin Jones]]. * In 1990 he was knighted for his services in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52173 |date= 15 June 1990 |startpage= 2 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate= 26 November 2010 }}</ref> The same year he was honoured<br> with a papal knighthood from the [[Roman Catholic Church|Vatican]] making him a [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|Knight Commander of Saint Gregory the Great]] (KCSG). * He holds an honorary [[Doctor of laws|doctorate of law]] (LLD) from [[University of Leeds|Leeds University]]. * He is an Honorary fellow of the [[Royal College of Radiologists]] (FRCR). * He is a [[Knights Hospitaller|Knight of Malta]]. * He is a Freeman of the [[Scarborough (borough)|Borough of Scarborough]] == Charitable works == One of the [[United Kingdom]]'s most recognisable personalities, aside from his TV and radio work, Savile has carried out a considerable amount of charity work (although he never talks about it), including raising money for the [[Stoke Mandeville Hospital]] where he worked for many years as a volunteer porter. He raised money for the Spinal Unit, NSIC. (National Spinal Injuries Center). Savile raised money for St Francis Ward - a ward for children and teens with Spinal Cord Injuries. For years, he was the honorary president of [[Phab]] (a charity dedicated to the integration of the Physically Handicapped in the Able Bodied community) and has helped raise over £40,000,000.<ref>'Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends: "When Louie met Jimmy"', BBC documentary, 13 April 2000</ref> He also sponsors medical students at the [[University of Leeds]] to perform undergraduate research in the [[Leeds Undergraduate Research Program|LURE]], donating over £60,000 every year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/494/jimmy_savile_gives_young_medics_a_helping_hand |title=Jimmy Savile gives young medics a helping hand - University of Leeds |publisher=www.leeds.ac.uk |accessdate=2010-12-18 }}</ref> In 2010 the scheme was extended with a commitment of £500,000 over the following five years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Sir-Jimmys-500000-for-Leeds.6658890.jp |title=Sir Jimmy's £500,000 for Leeds trainee doctors - Yorkshire Evening Post |publisher=www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk |accessdate=2010-12-18 }}</ref> Savile is also well known for running marathons (many of them again for Phab, including their annual [[half marathon]] around [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]]). He completed the [[London Marathon]] in 2005. ==Death== Savile died today on 29th October 2011 at his home in Leeds. Yes he did ==Works== ; Books: * Jimmy Savile, ''As it happens'', ISBN 0-214-20056-6, Barrie & Jenkins 1974 (autobiography) * Jimmy Savile, ''Love is an Uphill Thing'', ISBN 0-340-19925-3, Coronet 1976 (softback edition of ''As it Happens'') * Jimmy Savile, ''God'll Fix It'', ISBN 0-264-66457-4, Mowbray, Oxford 1979 ; Recordings: * 1962, "[[Ahab the Arab]]" with [[The Tremeloes|Brian Poole and the Tremeloes]]. Decca, F11493 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundsofthe60s.com/html/artistes/poolebrian.htm|title=Sounds Of The 60s|publisher=www.soundsofthe60s.com |accessdate=2008-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rocknrollbritain.com/Brian%20Poole%20Interview.htm |title=Brian Poole Interview | publisher = Rock N' Roll Britain | accessdate = 2008-07-28 }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|name=Jimmy Savile|id=0767675}} * [http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/radio1/jimmy_savile_page.htm Jimmy Savile Biography and Radio 1 audio clips at Radio Rewind] * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4669540.stm BBC article about the "Clunk Click Every Trip" safety belt advert featuring Jimmy Savile, including video of the advert] {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2011}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Savile, Jimmy | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = [[English people|English]] [[Disc jockey|DJ]], [[actor]] and media personality, | DATE OF BIRTH = 31 October 1926 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Leeds]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Savile, Jimmy}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:English radio DJs]] [[Category:English professional wrestlers]] [[Category:English radio personalities]] [[Category:English Roman Catholics]] [[Category:English television presenters]] [[Category:Knights Bachelor]] [[Category:Knights of Malta]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:People associated with the University of Leeds]] [[Category:People from Leeds]] [[Category:People from Scarborough, North Yorkshire]] [[Category:People associated with Highland]] [[Category:Top of the Pops]] [[cy:Jimmy Savile]] [[pl:Jimmy Savile]] [[fi:Jimmy Savile]]'