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'{{Use British English|date=October 2012}} {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = Sir | name = Jimmy Savile | honorific_suffix = <small>[[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|KCSG]]</small> | image = Jimmy Savile PICT6249a.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = Savile in 2006, leading the [[pipe band]] through [[Fort William, Scotland|Fort William]] to the [[Lochaber]] [[Highland Games]] in his capacity as Honorary [[Chieftain]] of the games | birth_name = James Wilson Vincent Savile | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|10|31|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Leeds]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England | death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|10|29|1926|10|31|df=y}} | death_place = [[Roundhay]], Leeds, [[West Yorkshire]], England | death_cause = | nationality = [[British people|British]] | television = ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'' | occupation = [[Disc jockey]], television and radio personality, dance hall manager, actor | other_names = | education = | alma_mater = | years_active = | employer = | organisation = | agent = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | influences = | influenced = | home_town = | religion = | awards | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> }} '''Sir James Wilson Vincent <!-- No need to put 'Jimmy' here as it is obvious -->Savile''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|KCSG]] (31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an [[English people|English]] [[disc jockey]], television presenter 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 [[Record chart|music chart]] show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. Police have opened an investigation into [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal|allegations of sexual assault]] made after his death. After working as a conscripted coal miner during the Second World War, Savile began a career playing records in, and later managing, dance halls. He started his media career as a disc jockey on [[Radio Luxembourg (English)|Radio Luxembourg]] in 1958, and on [[Tyne Tees Television]] in 1960, developing a reputation for his flamboyant character and eccentricities. He later worked primarily for the BBC, where he presented the first edition of ''Top of the Pops'' in 1964 and worked on [[BBC Radio 1]] from 1968. Between 1975 and 1994 he presented ''Jim'll Fix It'', a popular television programme in which he arranged for the wishes of viewers, mainly children, to come true. During his lifetime, he was noted for his fundraising and support of various charities and hospitals, in particular [[Stoke Mandeville Hospital]] near [[Aylesbury]] in [[Buckinghamshire]], [[Leeds General Infirmary]] and the [[Broadmoor Hospital]] in [[Berkshire]]. He was widely described as a [[philanthropist]] and was honoured for his efforts.<ref>{{cite news|author=Anthea Lipsett |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jul/14/medical-research-funding-jimmy-savile |title='Jim Fixes it for medical students |work=The Guardian |date= 14 July 2009|accessdate=30 October 2011 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Paul |last=Taylor |title=Popular Music Since 1955: A Critical Guide to the Literature |publisher=Mansell Pub. |year=1985 |ISBN=0-7201-1727-5}}</ref> He was awarded the OBE in 1971 and was knighted in 1990. After his death, claims surfaced that he had sexually abused young teenage girls at the height of his fame in the 1960s and 1970s. Police have since described him as a "predatory sex offender",<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19890676 Savile was a 'predatory sex offender' say police] BBC News, 9 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.</ref> and there have been public calls for him to be stripped of the honours that he had received during his lifetime. In October 2012, the [[Metropolitan Police]] began an assessment of the allegations, and set up a joint inquiry with the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] (NSPCC) into sexual assaults reported to have been carried out by Savile over four decades. Investigations also began into past practices at some of the places where he had worked, including the BBC and hospitals. ==Early life== Savile was born in [[Leeds]], the youngest of seven children (Mary, Marjory, Vincent, John, Joan, Christina and James) born to devout Roman Catholics,<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8857428/Sir-Jimmy-Savile.html Sir Jimmy Savile - Telegraph<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Agnes Monica (née 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 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |accessdate=28 July 2008 | first=Nick | last=Barratt | date=17 March 2007}}</ref> Savile almost died of pneumonia at the age of five months. He was a [[Bevin Boy]], conscripted during the Second World War to work as a coal miner at [[South Kirkby and Moorthorpe|South Kirkby]] Colliery, West Yorkshire, England. He suffered serious spinal injuries in a mine explosion and spent a long period in recuperation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/arts/television/jimmy-savile-tv-personality-dies-at-84.html|title=Jimmy Savile, TV Personality, Dies at 84|work=The New York Times |location=New York|accessdate=13 November 2011|last=Fox|first=Margalit|date=2 November 2011}}</ref> Having started playing records in dance halls in the early 1940s, Savile claimed to be the first ever disc jockey. According to his autobiography, he was the first person to use [[two turntables and a microphone]], 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|work=The Guardian |location=London |accessdate=28 July 2008|last=Miller|first=Harland|date=27 April 2004}}</ref> It was billed as 'Jimmy Saville introducing Juke Box Doubles'. Savile is acknowledged as being one of the pioneers of using twin turntables for continuous play of music,<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.djawards.com/en/history.php|title=DJ Awards-History|publisher=djawards.com|accessdate=28 July 2008|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 = 23 March 2008}}</ref> although his claim has been disputed (twin turntables had been illustrated in the [[BBC]] Handbook in 1929 and were advertised for sale in ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]'' magazine in 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=3 July 2011|year=1991|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=0-246-13648-0|page=198}}</ref> He 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 =18 December 2008}}</ref> and working as a [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8857428/Sir-Jimmy-Savile.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Sir Jimmy Savile | date=29 October 2011}}</ref> He said: {{quote|If you look at the athletics of it, I've done over 300&nbsp;professional bike races, 212&nbsp;[[marathon]]s and 107&nbsp;pro fights. [He proudly announces that he lost all 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 name=inbedwithjimmy>{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,178381,00.html | title = In bed with Jimmy | first=Simon | last=Hattenstone | work=The Guardian |location=London | date = 11 April 2000 | accessdate =18 December 2008 }}</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 Leisure Group|Mecca]] Locarno ballroom in Leeds in the late 1950s and early 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/jimmy-savile |title=Jimmy Savile |publisher=DJHistory.com |accessdate=16 January 2011}}</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 |accessdate=20 August 2010}}</ref> ==Radio== Savile started his radio career working as a [[Radio Luxembourg (English)|Radio Luxembourg]] DJ from 1958 to 1967. He ran the ''Teen and Twenty Disc Club'' (''TTDC''),<ref>John Shepherd, ''Continuum Encyclopedia of Music of the World'', Volume 1, Media, Industry and Society, page 468 (Continuum, 2003). ISBN 0-8264-6321-5</ref> membership for life, on Radio Luxembourg. For a small fee listeners received a certificate and a small bracelet with a disc on it, inscribed with the show's name. He stated on the BBC television series ''[[Inside Out (BBC TV series)|Inside Out]]'' that the title ''Teen and Twenty Disc Club'' had been rejected by the BBC in favour of ''Top of the Pops'' as too long; also that he introduced dancing to records, and that therefore he was the originator of the [[discothèque]]. In 1968 he joined [[BBC Radio 1]], where he initially presented ''Savile's Travels'', a weekly programme broadcast each Sunday in which he was recorded travelling around the UK and talking to members of the public.<ref>[http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/radio1/jimmy_savile_page.htm Radio Rewind: Jimmy Savile]. Accessed 9 October 2012</ref> From 1969 to 1973 he also fronted ''Speakeasy'', a discussion programme for teenagers. 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 first show to feature old charts. It began in 1973 as ''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 and October 1989, playing top tens from the years 1957 to 1987. 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. ==Television== 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=17 September 2007}}</ref> [[File:Jimmy savile.jpg|thumb|Jimmy Savile presenting ''[[Top of The Pops]]'' in 1964]] On New Year's Day, 1964, he presented the first edition of the BBC [[UK Singles Chart|music chart]] television programme ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' from a television studio – [[Mancunian Films|a converted church (now demolished)]] – in Dickenson Road, [[Rusholme]], Manchester. 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top of the Pops bids fond goodbye|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5228858.stm|publisher=[[BBC News]] ([[BBC]])|date=31 July 2006|accessdate=4 October 2012}}</ref> When interviewed by the [[BBC]] on 20 November 2008 and asked about the revival of ''[[Top of The Pops]]'' for a Christmas comeback, he commented that he would welcome a "cameo role" in the programme.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7739589.stm|title=BBC interview |work=BBC News | date=20 November 2008}}</ref> 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 broadcast on television. 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. Savile is also remembered for a series of [[Public Information Film]]s promoting road safety, notably "[[Clunk Click Every Trip]]" which was promoted the use of the car [[seatbelt]]s, 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]]. He also fronted 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". After two series, ''Clunk, Click'' was replaced by ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'', which he presented from 1975 to 1994. He was interviewed by Dr. [[Anthony Clare]] for the radio series ''[[In the Psychiatrist's Chair]]'', where Savile appeared to be "a man without feelings".<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1567778/Professor-Anthony-Clare.html |title="Professor Anthony Clare" – Obituary at |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=30 October 2007 |accessdate=1 October 2012}}</ref> In 1995 he was interviewed at length by [[Andrew Neil]] for the TV series ''Is This Your Life?'' (made by [[Open Media]] for [[Channel 4]]).<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/523267 BFI database]. Retrieved 31 October 2011</ref> In April 2000, he was the subject of an in-depth documentary by [[Louis Theroux]], in the ''[[When Louis Met...]]'' documentary series. In the series, Theroux accompanied a different British celebrity in each programme as they went about their day-to-day business, interviewing them about their lives and experiences as he did so. In the documentary, Savile seemed distrustful of the project and was reluctant to reveal much about himself, although he did "confide on camera that he used to beat people up and lock them in a basement during his career as a nightclub manager".<ref name=inbedwithjimmy/> "''When Louis Met...Jimmy''" was voted one of the top fifty documentaries of all time in a survey by Britain's [[Channel 4]]. Savile visited the ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' house on 14 and 15 January 2006. During these visits he "fixed it" for some of the housemates to have their wishes granted; 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 showed 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> ==Personal life== [[File:Jimmy Savile at the 1982 Leeds Marathon.jpg|thumb|left|Savile at the 1982 Leeds Marathon]] Savile was famous for his [[Yodeling|yodel]]<ref>Bernadette Strachan, ''Little White Lies'', chapter 21 (Hodder, 2008). ISBN 978-0-340-89805-5</ref> and his catchphrases included "how's about that, then?", "now then, now then, now then", "goodness gracious", "as it 'appens" and "guys and gals". Savile was frequently [[parody|spoofed]] for his distinctive appearance, which almost always featured 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 was also known as a cigar smoker and usually smoked very expensive [[Cuba]]n brands.<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 =8 April 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9583373/Sir-Jimmy-Savile-He-raped-me-as-a-teenager-claims-woman.html Sir Jimmy Savile: He raped me as a teenager claims woman - Telegraph<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was a member of the [[Institute of Advanced Motorists]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7568886.stm|title=Veteran Savile fixes traffic jam|date=18 August 2008|work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=29 October 2011}}</ref> and drove a [[Rolls-Royce (car)|Rolls-Royce]].<ref name="BBC 15053431">{{cite news|title=Obituary: Sir Jimmy Savile|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15053431|accessdate=29 October 2011|newspaper=BBC News |date=29 October 2011}}</ref> He was also 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=17 September 2010 | date=17 June 2005}}</ref> He was made a life member of the [[Romanichal|British Gypsy Council]] in 1975, becoming the first "outsider" to be made a member.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gipsies honour Jimmy Savile|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0G1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0qcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4595,2498647&dq=jimmy+savile&hl=en|newspaper=Evening Times|date=16 January 1975|page=9}}</ref> He was chieftain of the [[Lochaber]] [[Highland Games]] for many years, and owned a house in [[Glen Coe]]. His appearance on the final edition of ''Top of the Pops'' in 2006 was pre-recorded as it clashed with the games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/sir_jimmy_savile_the_medallion_man_with_a_heart_of_gold_1_1938200|title=Sir Jimmy Savile: The medallion man with a heart of gold|work=The Scotsman |date=30 October 2010|accessdate=30 October 2010 }}</ref> While still alive he arranged for a bench, in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], North Yorkshire, to be dedicated to his memory, with the words 'Jimmy Savile – but not just yet!' added as an inscription.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15517475|title=Sir Jimmy Savile statue considered for Scarborough|date=31 October 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=17 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.scarborough-in-pictures.co.uk/scarboroughjimmy.html | title = Sir Jimmy Savile OBE | publisher=Scarborough In Pictures | accessdate =28 July 2008 }}</ref> Through his support of hospital charities, Savile became a friend of [[Margaret Thatcher]], who described his work as "marvellous".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/104766| title = Margaret Thatcher: Radio Interview for IRN|date=31 December 2011|publisher=Margaret Thatcher Foundation| accessdate =13 October 2012}}</ref> He reportedly spent 11 consecutive [[New Years Eve]]s at [[Chequers]]—located close to Stoke Mandeville Hospital—with Thatcher and her family.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/8857759/Jimmy-Savile-the-big-fixer.html| title = Jimmy Savile, the big fixer |date=30 October 2011|publisher=Daily Telegraph| accessdate =13 October 2012}}</ref> A bachelor, Savile lived with his mother (whom he referred to as "The Duchess") and kept her bedroom and wardrobe exactly as it was when she died. Every year he had her clothes dry cleaned. Savile's personal relationships were rarely the subject of media report or comment during his lifetime. He claimed in his autobiography that he had had many intimate relations with members of the opposite sex, describing his first introduction to women in detail and then adding that "there have been trains and, with apologies to the hit parade, boats and planes (I am a member of the 40,000 ft club) and bushes and fields, corridors, doorways, floors, chairs, slag heaps, desks and probably everything except the celebrated chandelier and ironing board."<ref>''As It Happens'', pp 138–139</ref> In 1989, Savile started legal proceedings against [[News Group Newspapers]] after their paper, the ''[[News of the World]]'', published an article in January 1988 suggesting Savile had been in a position to secure the release of patients in the hospital who were considered "dangerous". Savile won the case on 11 July 1989 with News Group agreeing to pay all legal costs, and received an apology from editors [[Kelvin MacKenzie]] and [[Patsy Chapman]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Savile wins libel action|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RA01AAAAIBAJ&sjid=oKULAAAAIBAJ&pg=5656,3131369&dq=jimmy+savile&hl=en|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald|date=12 July 1989|accessdate=4 October 2012|page=7}}</ref> On 9 August 1997, Savile underwent a three-hour quadruple heart-bypass operation at the Killingbeck Hospital in Leeds, having learnt that he had needed the operation for at least four years when attending regular check-ups.<ref>{{cite news|title=Heart surgeons fix it for Sir Jimmy Savile|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/heart-surgeons-fix-it-for-sir-jimmy-savile-1244411.html|work=[[The Independent]]|date=9 August 1997|accessdate=4 October 2012}}</ref> ==Reports of sexual abuse== {{Main|Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal}} Savile claimed that the key to his success on ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'' had been that he disliked children, although he later admitted to saying this to deflect scrutiny of his personal life. He did not own a computer, explaining that he did not want anybody to think that he was downloading [[child pornography]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8857428/Sir-Jimmy-Savile.html Obituary – Sir Jimmy Savile] ''Daily Telegraph'', 29 October 2011.</ref> In October 2012 it was reported that Savile had publicly defended the convicted [[paedophile]] pop star [[Gary Glitter]] saying that "he just watched a few 'dodgy films' and was only vilified because he was a celebrity... It were for his own gratification. Whether it was right or wrong is up to him as a person. But they didn't do anything wrong."<ref>{{cite web|last=Alleyne |first=Richard |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9578230/Jimmy-Savile-claimed-paedophile-Gary-Glitter-did-nothing-wrong.html |title="Jimmy Savile claimed paedophile Gary Glitter 'did nothing wrong' at |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=31 May 2011 |accessdate=1 October 2012}}</ref> In 2007 Savile was interviewed [[Right to silence in England and Wales|under caution]] by police investigating an allegation of indecent assault in the 1970s at the now-closed Duncroft [[Approved School]] for Girls near [[Staines]], Surrey, where he was a regular visitor. The [[Crown Prosecution Service]] advised that there was insufficient evidence to take any further action and no charges were brought.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9578870/Jimmy-Savile-interviewed-under-caution-over-indecent-assault-allegation.html|title=Jimmy Savile interviewed under caution over indecent assault allegation |date=1 October 2012|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=1 October 2012}}</ref> In March 2008, Savile started legal proceedings against ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' newspaper which had, wrongly he claimed, linked him in several articles to the [[Child sexual abuse|child abuse]] scandal at the [[Jersey]] children's home [[Jersey child abuse investigation 2008|Haut de la Garenne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/jimmy-savile-turns-to-fox-hayes-for-action-against-the-sun/131780.article |title=Jimmy Savile turns to Fox Hayes for action against The Sun &#124; News |publisher=The Lawyer |date=17 March 2008 |accessdate=1 October 2012}}</ref> Savile initially denied visiting Haut de la Garenne, but later admitted that he had done so, following the publication of a photograph showing him at the home surrounded by children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9583373/Sir-Jimmy-Savile-He-raped-me-as-a-teenager-claims-woman.html |title=Sir Jimmy Savile: He raped me as a teenager claims woman|publisher=Daily Telegraph |date=3 October 2012|accessdate=3 October 2012}}</ref> The [[States of Jersey Police]] said that in 2008 an allegation of an indecent assault by Savile at the home in the 1970s had been investigated, but there had been insufficient evidence to proceed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-19802630 |title=Jimmy Savile named in Jersey children's home abuse inquiry|publisher=BBC|work=BBC News |date=2 October 2012 |accessdate=2 October 2012}}</ref> On 30 September 2012, it was reported by UK newspapers that up to ten women stated that they had been sexually molested or raped by Savile during the 1960s and 1970s. One of the alleged victims was reported to have been aged 14 at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9576863/Sir-Jimmy-Savile-abused-us-at-the-BBC-claim-women.html|title='Sir Jimmy Savile abused us at the BBC', claim women |date=30 September 2012|work=Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph|accessdate=30 September 2012}}</ref> The [[ITV1]] documentary ''[[Exposure (UK TV series)|Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile]]'' was broadcast on 3 October 2012. It was researched and presented by former police detective Mark Williams-Thomas, who had been a police investigator on the successful 2001 [[Jonathan King]] child-sex prosecution. It was later claimed that Savile had abused at least one boy as well as numerous girls.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beckford|first=Martin|last2=Alleyne|first2=Richard|title=Met investigate Sir Jimmy Savile as dozens more abuse allegations are made|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9588692/Met-investigate-Sir-Jimmy-Savile-as-dozens-more-abuse-allegations-are-made.html|publisher=The Telegraph|date=5 October 2012|accessdate=5 October 2012}}</ref> The [[Metropolitan Police]] stated on 4 October 2012 that their Child Abuse Investigation Command would lead a process of assessing the allegations, which was "not an investigation at this stage".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19837906|title= Met Police to assess Jimmy Savile claims|date=4 October 2012|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=4 October 2012}}</ref> On 12 October 2012 they announced that they have received 340 lines of enquiry, are dealing with 40 potential victims, and have recorded 12 allegations of sexual offences which date back to 1959.<ref>{{cite news|last=Evans|first=Martin|title=Jimmy Savile sex scandal: BBC apologises to 'victims' as it launches two inquiries|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/jimmy-savile/9605618/Jimmy-Savile-sex-scandal-BBC-apologises-to-victims-as-it-launches-two-inquiries.html|accessdate=12 October 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=12 October 2012}}</ref> ==Fundraising, sponsorship and voluntary work== Aside from his TV and radio work, Savile carried out a considerable amount of charity work and is<!-- leave as "is" please, the estimation is current though Savile is not --> estimated to have raised some £40 million for charity.<ref> {{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8857428/Sir-Jimmy-Savile.html|title=Sir Jimmy Savile: Obituary |date=29 October 2011 |accessdate=11 November 2011 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}</ref> One of the causes for which he raised money was the [[Stoke Mandeville Hospital]], where he worked for many years as a volunteer [[Porter (carrier)|porter]]. Staff reported that he would search the wards for young patients to abuse and that they would instruct patients in the children’s ward to feign sleep during his visits.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9600123/Jimmy-Savile-did-ward-rounds-at-Stoke-Mandeville-to-find-young-girls-to-abuse.html | title=Jimmy Savile did 'ward rounds’ at Stoke Mandeville to find young girls to abuse | publisher=Telegraph | accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref> He raised money for the Spinal Unit, NSIC (National Spinal Injuries Centre). Savile also raised money for St Francis Ward – a ward for children and teens with spinal cord injuries. Savile also worked as a volunteer at [[Leeds General Infirmary]] and at [[Broadmoor Hospital]]. In August 1988 Savile was appointed to chair an interim task force overseeing the management of [[Broadmoor Hospital]], after its management board had been suspended.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1988/nov/07/mentally-ill-offenders-treatment-1#S5LV0501P0_19881107_HOL_188 |title=Mentally Ill Offenders: Treatment |author=[[Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee|The Earl of Dundee]] |publisher=Hansard (Lords) |id=HL Deb 07 November 1988 vol 501 c525 |date=7 November 1988 |accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/oct/12/jimmy-savile-government-civil-claims |title=Jimmy Savile scandal: government could face civil claims |date=12 October 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=13 October 2012}}</ref> Savile had his own room at both Stoke Mandeville and Broadmoor.<ref>{{cite web|author=Adam Sweeting |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/29/sir-jimmy-savile |title="Sir Jimmy Savile obituary" at guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date= |accessdate=1 October 2012}}</ref> It was later reported that Savile regularly sexually abused vulnerable patients at these hospitals.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9601922/Sir-Jimmy-Savile-fourth-British-TV-personality-accused-in-sex-allegations.html | title=Sir Jimmy Savile: fourth British TV personality accused in sex allegations | work=The Telegraph | accessdate=11 October 2012}}</ref> From 1974 to 1988 he was the honorary president of Phab (Physically Handicapped in the Able Bodied community).<ref> {{cite web |title=PHAB homepage |url=http://www.phab.org.uk/ |accessdate = 11 November 2011 }}</ref> He also sponsored medical students at the [[University of Leeds]] to perform undergraduate research in the Leeds University Research Enterprise scholarship scheme (known as [[Leeds Undergraduate Research Enterprise|LURE]]), donating over £60,000 every year, giving young medics a helping hand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/press_releases/current/savile_scholarships.htm |title=Jimmy Savile gives young medics a helping hand – University of Leeds |publisher=leeds.ac.uk |accessdate=18 December 2010 }}</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=yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk |accessdate=18 December 2010 }}</ref> Following Savile's death in October 2011 it was confirmed that a bequest had been made to allow continued support for the LURE programme.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/video_now_scarborough_turns_out_for_jimmy_savile_s_final_farewell_1_3954468|title=Now Scarborough turns out for Jimmy Savile’s final farewell|date=10 November 2011|accessdate=11 November 2011|newspaper=Yorkshire Post}}</ref> Savile was 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, at the age of 79. ==Honours== * In the 1972 [[New Year Honours]], he was appointed [[Officer of 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. * He was awarded an honorary [[green beret]] by the [[Royal Marines]] in the 1970s for completing the Royal Marine Commando speed march, 30&nbsp;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=13 July 2009|accessdate=11 June 2010}}</ref> * [[Madame Tussauds London]] unveiled a waxwork likeness of him<ref>{{cite news|last=Lawless|first=Jill|title=BBC announces inquiries after sex abuse allegations against longtime host Jimmy Savile|url=http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/announces+inquiries+after+abuse+allegations+against+longtime/7386787/story.html|accessdate=16 October 2012|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|date=13 October 2012|quote=FILE - This is a Dec. 17, 1986 file photo of British disc jockey and BBC TV presenter Jimmy Savile at Madame Tussauds museum in London.}}</ref> in 1986. It was retired in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Emily|title=How Top Of The Pops crew 'plucked girls from audience to abuse at parties' - as Jeremy Vine labels Savile one of the 'worst predatory paedophiles in criminal history'|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218454/Top-Of-The-Pops-cameraman-crew-members-plucked-girls-audience-abused-parties.html|accessdate=16 October 2012|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=16 October 2012|quote=WAXWORK 'WILL NEVER SEE LIGHT OF DAY AGAIN'}}</ref> * In the [[1990 Birthday Honours|1990]] [[Queen's Birthday Honours]] he was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] "for charitable services".<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52173 |date= 15 June 1990 |startpage= 2 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=26 November 2010 }}</ref> After the allegations of sexual abuse by Savile were published, British Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] indicated in October 2012 that it would be possible for this honour to be rescinded by the [[Honours Forfeiture Committee]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19884359|title=Could Sir Jimmy Savile lose knighthood over abuse claims?|date=9 October 2012|work=BBC News|accessdate=8 October 2012}}</ref> * Also in 1990 he was honoured by [[Pope John Paul II]] with a [[Papal Orders of Chivalry|Papal knighthood]] making him a [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great]] (KCSG).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/16106367|title=Fans Flock To Cathedral Service For Sir Jimmy|last=Tubb|first=Gerard|date=9 November 2011|work=Sky News|accessdate=10 November 2011}}</ref> It was reported in October 2012 that the Roman Catholic Church is considering stripping Savile of the honour.<ref>{{cite news|url=|title=Savile was serial sex abuser of teenage girls, say police|date=10 October 2012|work=The Times|accessdate=10 October 2012|location=London}}</ref> * He held an honorary [[Doctor of laws|doctorate of law]] (LLD) from the [[University of Leeds]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Uni using shamed Savile’s cash|url=http://www.leedsstudent.org/2012-10-12/ls1/ls1-news/uni-using-cash-from-shamed-savile|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> * He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Bedfordshire]] in 2009, which was posthumously rescinded in October 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9605293/Sir-Jimmy-Savile-is-stripped-of-his-honorary-doctorate.html |title=Sir Jimmy Savile is stripped of his honorary doctorate |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=13 October 2012 |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> * He was an honorary fellow of the [[Royal College of Radiologists]] (FRCR).<ref name="Observer">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/oct/30/jimmy-savile-top-of-pops-dead?newsfeed=true|title=Jimmy Savile, eccentric king of children's TV, dies aged 84|date=30 October 2011|work=The Observer|accessdate=3 November 2011|location=London|first=Tracy|last=McVeigh}}</ref> * He had the Cross of Merit of the [[Order pro merito Melitensi]].<ref>Appendix, list of recipients of the [[Order pro merito Melitensi]] of the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] published in the Annual Report of the British Association, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 2010 </ref> * He was a Freeman of the [[Scarborough (borough)|Borough of Scarborough]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scarborough.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=8172|title=Honorary Freemen and Honorary Aldermen|publisher=Scarborough Borough Council|accessdate=3 November 2011}}</ref> ==Death== [[File:Sir Jimmy Saville's Coffin on display in the Queen's Hotel, Leeds, 8th November 2011.jpg|thumb|Savile's coffin on display at the [[Queens Hotel (Leeds)|Queens Hotel]] in Leeds, 8 November 2011]] Savile was found dead at his home in [[Roundhay]], Leeds, on 29 October 2011, two days short of his 85th birthday.<ref name="BBC 15507374">{{cite news|title=DJ and TV presenter Jimmy Savile dies, aged 84|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15507374|accessdate=29 October 2011|newspaper=BBC News|date=29 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="Sky 16099015">{{cite news|title=Veteran Star Sir Jimmy Savile Dies Aged 84|url=http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16099015|accessdate=29 October 2011|newspaper=Sky News|date=29 October 2011}}</ref> He had recently been in hospital with [[pneumonia]], and his death was not treated as suspicious.<ref name="BBC 15507374" /> His closed satin gold [[coffin]] was displayed at the [[Queens Hotel (Leeds)|Queens Hotel in Leeds]],<ref name=Tubb-8-11-2011>{{cite web|last=Tubb|first=Gerad|title=Sir Jimmy Savile's Coffin Put In Leeds Bar|url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sir-jimmy-saviles-coffin-put-leeds-bar-030704985.html|work=Yahoo.com Sky News |date= 8 November 2011|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sir Jimmy Savile: More time for fans to view gold coffin|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-15632264|work=BBC News |date= 8 November 2011|publisher=BBC|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> together with the last cigar he smoked and his two ''[[This Is Your Life (UK TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' books.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15639145|title=Sir Jimmy Savile bid farewell by people of Leeds|date=8 November 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> About 4,000 people visited to pay tribute.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-15632264|title=Sir Jimmy Savile: Thousands of fans view coffin|date=8 November 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 November 2011}}</ref> His funeral took place at [[Leeds Cathedral]] on 9 November 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-15647363|title=Sir Jimmy Savile's funeral takes place at Leeds Cathedral|date=9 November 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=9 November 2011}}</ref> and he was buried at Woodlands Cemetery in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gold coffin among final wishes of Leeds’s own Sir Jimmy Savile|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/central-leeds/gold_coffin_among_final_wishes_of_leeds_s_own_sir_jimmy_savile_updated_1_3925176|accessdate=2 November 2011|newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=2 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="burial">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-15667111|title=Jimmy Savile buried in Scarborough cemetery|date=10 November 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=10 November 2011}}</ref> As his will had specified, his coffin was inclined at 45&nbsp;degrees to fulfil his wish to "see the sea".<ref name="burial" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/news/local/how_sir_jim_s_wish_to_see_the_sea_will_be_granted_1_3950736|title=How Sir Jim’s wish ‘to see the sea’ will be granted |date=9 November 2011|work=Scarborough Evening News|accessdate=11 November 2011}}</ref> The coffin was later encased in concrete "as a security measure".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-15717221|title=Sir Jimmy Savile's coffin encased in concrete|date=14 November 2011|accessdate=15 November 2011|publisher=BBC}}</ref> An auction of Savile's possessions on 30 July 2012 saw his silver [[Rolls-Royce Corniche]] convertible go for £130,000 to an Internet bidder. The vehicle's [[Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and overseas territories|number plate]], JS 247, featured the original [[medium wave]] wavelength used by [[BBC Radio 1]] ([[BBC_Radio_1#UK_analogue_frequencies|247 metres]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-19054077|title=Sir Jimmy Savile's possessions auctioned|date=30 July 2012|accessdate=5 August 2012|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> A memorial plaque was placed on the wall of Savile's former home in Scarborough, but was removed in 2012 after it was defaced with graffiti.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19822384|title=Sir Jimmy Savile Scarborough plaque defaced and removed|date=4 October 2012|accessdate=5 October 2012||publisher=BBC News}}</ref> A wooden statue of Savile installed at [[Scotstoun Leisure Centre]] in [[Glasgow]] was removed around the same time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19822296|title=Sir Jimmy Savile statue removed from Scotstoun Leisure Centre|date=3 October 2012|accessdate=5 October 2012||publisher=BBC News}}</ref> A sign on a footpath in Scarborough bearing Savile's surname was removed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sir Jimmy Savile Scarborough footpath sign removed|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19867893|publisher=BBC |work=BBC News|date=8 October 2012|accessdate=8 October 2012}}</ref> On 9 October 2012, the headstone of Savile's grave was removed, with his family citing "respect [for] public opinion". The headstone was broken up and sent to a landfill.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19893373|title=Jimmy Savile's headstone removed from Scarborough cemetery|date=10 October 2012|accessdate=10 October 2012||publisher=BBC News}}</ref> ==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 (single)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundsofthe60s.com/html/artistes/poolebrian.htm|title=Sounds of the 60s|publisher=soundsofthe60s.com |accessdate=28 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rocknrollbritain.com/Brian%20Poole%20Interview.htm |title=Brian Poole Interview | publisher=Rock N' Roll Britain | accessdate =28 July 2008 }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Commonscat|Jimmy Savile}} * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15053431 BBC News obituary] * {{IMDb name|767675}} * [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] * [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2206085/Sir-Jimmy-Saviles-friends-fix-headstone-remember-complete-unexpected-gaffe.html Headstone unveiled at Savile's grave in Scarborough], 20 September 2012. {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2012}} * {{Find a Grave|79495418}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> | NAME = Savile, Jimmy | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = English DJ, actor and media personality | DATE OF BIRTH = 31 October 1926 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Leeds]], England | DATE OF DEATH = 29 October 2011 | PLACE OF DEATH = Leeds, England }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Savile, Jimmy}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:English philanthropists]] [[Category:English professional wrestlers]] [[Category:English radio DJs]] [[Category:English radio personalities]] [[Category:English television presenters]] [[Category:Knights Bachelor]] [[Category:Knights of Malta]] [[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:People associated with the University of Leeds]] [[Category:People from Leeds]] [[Category:Top of the Pops]] [[Category:Bevin Boys]] [[Category:RAF Cadets]] [[Category:Pedophilia]] [[cy:Jimmy Savile]] [[da:Jimmy Savile]] [[fr:Jimmy Savile]] [[pl:Jimmy Savile]] [[fi:Jimmy Savile]]'