Jimmy Savile

@Djs, Birthday and Personal Life

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile, popularly known as Jimmy Savile, was an English DJ, radio and television personality

Oct 31, 1926

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: October 31, 1926
  • Died on: October 29, 2011
  • Nationality: British
  • Famous: Djs, Radio Personality, Television, Media Personalities, TV Presenters, DJs
  • Siblings: Christina Savile, Joan Savile, John Savile, Marjory Savile, Mary Savile, Vincent Savile
  • Known as: Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile
  • Universities:
    • University of Leeds

Jimmy Savile born at

Leeds

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Birth Place

Jimmy never got married but he claimed to have sexual relationships with many women in his lifetime. He lived with his mother and as weird as it may sound, he took care of her room and belongings, even after her death.

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Personal Life

On October 29, 2011, he was found dead in his home in Leeds, a few days after he was hospitalised for a case of pneumonia. He had made his funeral arrangements before leaving the world.

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Personal Life

His funeral was attended by more than four thousand people. In 2012, ‘ITV’ released a documentary that revealed details of Jimmy molesting countless boys and girls in hospitals and around BBC’s premises.

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Personal Life

James Wilson Vincent Savile was born on October 31, 1926, in Leeds, England, to Vincent Joseph Mary Savile and Agnes Monica Kelly. His father was an insurance agent and a bookmaker’s clerk. He was the youngest of seven children.

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Childhood & Early Life

Jimmy worked as a Bevin boy at South Kirkby Colliery in West Yorkshire during the ‘World War II.’ He suffered spinal injuries in a mine explosion, which forced him to look for another job.

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Childhood & Early Life

He started playing records at dance halls and followed it up by working as DJ. Thereafter, he worked as a manager at the ‘Plaza Ballroom’ on Oxford Road, Manchester. In the late 1950s, he also managed the ‘Mecca Locarno Ball Room’ and the ‘Palais Dance Hall.’

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Early Career

He also tried his hand at professional wrestling, and competed in 1951’s ‘Tour of Britain’ cycle race.

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Early Career

In 1958, Jimmy got an opportunity to work as a DJ at ‘Radio Luxembourg’ where he began to run a show called ‘Teen and Twenty Disc Club.’ The show lasted till 1967 after which he worked for ‘Radio 1’ where he hosted a show called ‘Savile’s Travels.’

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Radio Career

During his days in ‘Radio 1,’ Jimmy also presented a show ‘Jimmy Savile’s Old Radio Club,’ which was the first show to feature old songs. After 19 years of working with ‘Radio 1,’ Jimmy moved on to the ‘BBC’ show ‘The Vintage Chart Show.’

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Radio Career

He also brought back his ‘Radio 1’ shows, sometime between 1989 and 1997. In 2005, he joined ‘Real Radio’ and presented various shows, such as ‘The Christmas 2005 Show’ and ‘The New Year 2007 Show’ for the network.

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Radio Career