Big_Bird
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 Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject: Magnus Magnusson has died |
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Magnus Magnusson, best known for his 25-year reign as Mastermind's formidable and cerebral inquisitor, has died, aged 77.
The TV presenter, journalist, historian and author will be remembered for his catchphrase - "I've started, so I'll finish" - heard often during his interrogation of subjects in the black leather chair.
Magnusson hosted Mastermind on the BBC from 1972 until 1997, making him synonymous with a quiz show that gained mass appeal and up to 22 million viewers, and paved the way for today's more aggressive formats.
Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on his birthday in October last year, he died yesterday at his home near Glasgow surrounded by his family. In a statement, his widow and children said: "Magnus was the most generous, steadfast, loving and loved of husbands and fathers. He taught each of us how to live, and in the last few weeks he has taught us how to die. He did both with infinite grace."
Mark Thompson, the BBC's director general, said that for millions of viewers Magnusson was one of the defining faces and voices of the BBC. "To the contestants of Mastermind, he was a tough but always fair questionmaster, but behind this screen persona there was a family man of tremendous warmth and humanity."
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