De'ath surname
De'ath pronunciation
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Wilfred De&#;ath Edit Profile
Wilfred De'Ath /dɨˈɑt/ is a British author and journalist who worked for the BBC in the s and s and writes a column in The Oldie.
Background
Wilfred De'Ath grew up in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England in a mixed German–British family as his mother was German.
Education
He was educated at Queen Elizabeth&#;s, Barnet and Oriel College, Oxford University.
Career
De&#;ath said his German heritage was a problem during and after World War II.
He lives in Oxford.
De'ath surname originDe&#;Ath started working for BBC Radio as a producer in During this period, he produced and interviewed celebrities such as Auberon Waugh, Judi Dench, John Wells, Caryl Churchill and Daphne du Maurier.
In he interviewed John Lennon.
As the producer of Midweek in , he arranged for the broadcast of &#;The Maurice Cole Quarter of an Hour Show&#; – the first radio appearance of Kenny Everett. In the filmed biography of Everett – Best Possi