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Sir William Frederick Cotton CBE (23 April 1928 – 11 August 2008) 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.
Aug 12, 2008 · 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
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...
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.
The former BBC executive who oversaw classic shows such as Monty Python's Flying Circus, Morecambe And Wise and The Two Ronnies passed away in 2008. He was praised by British television legends for his passion, instinct and sense of humour in developing popular hits.
Aug 12, 2008 · As a producer of the BBC's light entertainment from 1956, head of light entertainment from 1970 to 1977 and later as BBC1 controller and managing director of BBC television, Bill Cotton set the...
Aug 12, 2008 · 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...
