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Sir William Frederick Cotton CBE (23 April 1928 – 11 August 2008 [1]) was a British television producer and executive, and the son of dance band leader Billy Cotton. The television and radio presenter Fearne Cotton is related to him, as he was her paternal grandfather's cousin.
Dec 23, 2014 · For several decades Billy Cotton was a household name in Britain, as a band leader, radio and TV presenter. His great-niece Fearne Cotton has discovered more about his extraordinary life.
Aug 12, 2008 · Tue 12 Aug 2008 06.22 EDT. Sir Bill Cotton, who has died aged 80, was managerially responsible for many of the BBC's most loved and enduring programmes in its 1960s and 70s golden age of comedy.
- Dennis Barker
Aug 11, 2008 · Sir Bill Cotton, the former managing director of BBC television who oversaw hits including The Two Ronnies and Monty Python's Flying Circus, has died at the age of 80. The corporation said...
William Edward Cotton (6 May 1899 – 25 March 1969) as Billy Cotton was an English band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the British dance band era. Cotton is now mainly remembered as a 1950s and 1960s radio and television personality, but his musical career had begun in the 1920s.
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Bill Cotton Jr was born on 23 April 1928, educated. Ardingnye College, Sussex. SIDE 1, TAPE 1. John Taylor: Your father started working with the band early on, before you were born I suppose. Bill Cotton Jr: Absolutely, yes, he started the band in the 20s, early 20s.
Aug 12, 2008 · 12 August 08 11:53 GMT. Sir Bill Cotton presided over what has become known as the "golden age" of television entertainment. A self-proclaimed populist, he had an outstanding talent for knowing...
