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Nicholas Parsons CBE

Actor, Presenter
10 October 1923 to 28 January 2020

A British actor and presenter who was the famously long-serving quizmaster on Radio 4’s Just a Minute (1967-2019), Parsons was best known on screen as the host of Sale of the Century (1971-1983). Earlier in his career he gained recognition as the straight man opposite Arthur Haynes in a number of series including The Arthur Haynes Show (1956-1966).

Read Nicholas Parsons's Guardian obituary.