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John Richard Whiteley, a staunchly proud Yorkshireman, was a much-loved television presenter and journalist, born in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1943. He was best known for being the presenter of the long running UK Channel 4 television show Countdown (1982).
However, prior to this he was primarily a journalist, working as a reporter for Yorkshire Television, one of whose claims to fame being that he had interviewed every British Prime Minister since Harold Macmillan. He was also the first journalist to interview the then British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher after the IRA bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party conference week in 1984.
Countdown was originally scheduled to run for only five weeks when it began in 1982 as an inception show for the then brand new UK television channel Channel 4, but the show went on to run for 23 years under his presentation, averaging four million viewers per week.
Whiteley will also be remembered for his taste in clothing, every single episode wearing a different garishly coloured tie along with an equally loud, sometimes striped, jacket. Never one to appear superior to his guests he was always self-effacing and "bumbling" - a word often used to describe him by his closest friends.
In 2004 he was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, an award of which he was said to have been very proud.
In May 2005, he was rushed into intensive care suffering from pneumonia, and although he appeared to be making a slow but steady recovery, doctors found that he had an infection in one of his heart valves. He was transferred to Leeds General Infirmary and underwent an operation to correct this. The operation went well but unfortunately two days later he suffered a heart attack and did not regain consciousness.
He will be deeply and sadly missed by his family, his closest friends and his fans, an all-round truly decent man.- Actress
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Yumika Hayashi was born on 27 June 1970 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress and cinematographer, known for Tamamono (2004) and Naomi (1993). She died on 26 June 2005 in Tokyo, Japan.- Lütfü Seyfullah was born on 15 January 1926 in Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Kanije Kalesi (1982), Obracun (1962) and Ilinden (1982). He died on 26 June 2005 in Skopje, Macedonia.
- Haidy Jacobi was born on 19 June 1928 in Chemnitz, Germany. She was an actress, known for Das Puppenspiel (1978). She died on 26 June 2005 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- Eknath Solkar was born on 18 March 1948 in Bombay, State of Bombay, India. He died on 26 June 2005 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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Pentti Saares was born on 4 February 1911 in Suonenjoki, Finland. He was an actor, known for Women of Niskavuori (1938), Kyökin puolella (1940) and Hiipivä vaara (1944). He was married to Sirkka-Liisa Bohm. He died on 26 June 2005 in Helsinki, Finland.- Director
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- Writer
William Mather-Brown was born on 24 June 1964 in London, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Troy's Story (2005), The Big Breakfast (1992) and Child Snatchers (2003). He died on 26 June 2005 in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Marjorie Wallace was born on 24 September 1925 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She was married to Jan Rabie. She died on 26 June 2005 in Onrusrivier, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Eriks Lacis was born on 28 June 1938 in Madona, Madonas, Latvia. He was a director and writer, known for Zem apgazta meness (1977), Seklis (1988) and Fronte teva pagalma (1984). He died on 26 June 2005.- Leonid Usach was born on 20 May 1927 in Moscow, Russia. He was an actor, known for Tsepnaya reaktsiya (1962), Pavel Korchagin (1957) and Chempion mira (1955). He died on 26 June 2005 in Berlin, Germany.