Birth name John Ernest Watt Role Broadcaster Network BBC Radio | Country United Kingdom Show It's That Man Again Name John Watt | |
Born 27 October 1901
Blackheath, London, U.K. ( 1901-10-27 ) Parents Richard Watt and Minnie (nee Dale) Spouse(s) Violette (m. 1927; his death 1960) Died February 23, 1960, Brighton, United Kingdom | ||
Alma mater University College London | ||
John Watt (27 October 1901 – 23 February 1960) was a British broadcaster and producer.
Watt was born on 27 October 1901 at 4 Hidbrooke Park Road, Blackheath, London, to Richard Watt, a solicitor, and Minnie (née Dale) He went to Cranleigh School and University College London.
Among the shows he worked on as the BBC's Director of Variety were Workers' Playtime, and ITMA'.
He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 3 December 1956.
Watt died on 23 February 1960 at home in Montpelier Street, Brighton. His wife Violette (they married in 1927) survived him; she wrote professionally, under the pen name of Angela Jeans.
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