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  1. On 12 October 2006, his 77th birthday, Magnusson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Magnusson mordantly noted that "This has to be one of my worst birthdays ever." His condition forced him to cancel a string of public appearances. He died on 7 January 2007. The Aigas Field Centre has a building named the Magnus House in his honour.

  2. Jan 8, 2007 · Magnus Magnusson, best known for his reign as Mastermind's formidable and cerebral inquisitor, has died, aged 77. By Lee Glendinning .

  3. Aug 9, 2007 · LONDON (Reuters) - Magnus Magnusson, the original presenter of the classic TV quiz show "Mastermind", died on Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 77.

  4. Magnus Magnusson, who has died aged 77 of pancreatic cancer, was best known as the presiding inquisitor of BBC1 television's quiz show Mastermind, memorable for the daunting black...

  5. Jan 8, 2007 · Magnus Magnusson, the former presenter of BBC TV's Mastermind programme, has died at the age of 77. Mr Magnusson, who was born in Iceland but moved to Scotland at the age of one, had been...

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  7. Jan 7, 2007 · Magnus Magnusson, who has died aged 77, had a long and successful career as a journalist, author and broadcaster.

  8. He died peacefully at his home near Glasgow at 6.45pm in the arms of his family - his wife Mamie, to whom he was married for 52 years, and his four surviving children Sally, Margaret, Anna and...

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