Person Open DS/UK/15272 O'Connor; Des (1932-2020); CBE; English comedian, singer and presenter O'Connor Des 1932-2020 English comedian, singer and presenter Male Desmond Bernard O'Connor Stepney, East London, England (born)

English Comedy Media; Presenter White Son of Maude Bassett (Jewish) and Harry O'Connor (Irish). Des claims to be the only O'Connor who ever had a Bar Mitzvah. Heterosexual Awards, Honours and Legacy: Des was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. Des O'Connor CBE (12 January 1932 – 14 November 2020) was an English comedian, singer and television presenter. He was a long-time TV chat-show host, beginning with The Des O'Connor Show in 1963, which ran for ten years. He also presented several UK television game shows, including Take Your Pick from 1992 to 1999, and the long-running Channel 4 game show Countdown for two years between 2007 and 2008. O'Connor recorded 36 albums and had four top-ten UK singles, including a number-one hit with "I Pretend", with global sales of more than sixteen million records. Well known for his friendship with comedians Morecambe and Wise, his singing ability was often light-heartedly mocked on their show, with O'Connor taking part in the sketches. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_O%27Connor (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 4/17/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 9ace195d-9cb0-4c49-8d94-24919f828ee7