Magnus Magnusson
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1929 – 2007
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Who was Magnus Magnusson?
Magnus Magnusson, KBE was an Icelandic television presenter, journalist, translator and writer. He was born in Iceland but lived in Scotland for almost all of his life, although he never took British citizenship. He came to prominence as a BBC television journalist, and was best known as the presenter of the BBC television quiz programme Mastermind, which he hosted for 25 years.
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- Born
- Oct 12, 1929
Reykjavik - Children
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Scotland
- Profession
- Education
- Jesus College, Oxford
- University of Oxford
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- Jan 7, 2007
Balmore
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on July 23, 2013
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