Michael Dean (broadcaster)
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Born | Man Alive 40 Minutes | 15 May 1933
Michael Dean (15 May 1933 – 5 October 2015) was a New Zealand-born television broadcaster from the 1960s to the 1980s, best known for his work for the BBC in the United Kingdom, but who worked in his native New Zealand and in Australia.
Biography
Born in
After a period in Sydney, Dean moved to the United Kingdom and was a presenter for eight years on the
Following the cancellation of Late Night Line-Up in 1972, Dean returned to New Zealand where he hosted the eponymous television chat show Dean on Sunday, before once again moving to Australia where he worked for the
In 1968, Dean married Christine Collins, an actress, and they had two children, Rachel and Emily. In 2019, Emily published her memoir, Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog, detailing her childhood experiences including her strained relationship with her father following his leaving the family and the deaths of her sister, father and mother.[2]
In later life, Dean was afflicted by dementia. He died on 5 October 2015.[1] His ex-wife Christine had died months earlier in February 2015; while his daughter Rachel had died of cancer in 2012.[2] He was survived by his daughter Emily and two grandchildren through his daughter Rachel.[1]
References
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ OCLC 1089427777.