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Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile was an English media personality and DJ. He was known for his eccentric image, charitable work, and hosting the BBC shows.
Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile was an English media personality and DJ. He was known for his eccentric image, charitable work, and hosting the BBC shows Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It....
Jimmy Savile
Jimmy Savile OBE KSCG | |
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Savile in 2006 | |
Born | James Wilson Vincent Savile (1926-10-31)31 October 1926 Leeds, England |
Died | 29 October 2011(2011-10-29) (aged 84) Leeds, England |
Cause of death | Pneumonia |
Occupation(s) | DJ, dance hall manager, author, presenter, writer |
Years active | 1940–2006 |
James Wilson Vincent SavileOBE, KCSG (31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011)[1] was a British predatory sex offender and paedophile who throughout his life gained fame and celebrity status in Britain as a DJ and television presenter.
He was the initial host of Top of the Pops and the host of Jim'll Fix It. In 2012, a year after his death, he was accused of many counts of child sexual abuse and rape, which he committed from 1963 to 2009, and which many BBC employers are thought to have had awareness of for decades and covered up, which kept his sex abuse unknown to the public.
This ultimately caused a scandal at the BBC follow