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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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'''Also known as Peter Williams and Jim Whittaker''' | '''Also known as Peter Williams and Jim Whittaker''' | ||
'''British Comedian and Television Personality''' | '''British Comedian and Television Personality''' | ||
| − | Bowen was born Peter Williams in Liverpool and adopted as a baby nine months old, with the name Jim Whittaker. His adoptive parents were a weaver and a brick-maker in Lancashire, and he had a very happy childhood. He has been the host of the British television quiz game Bullseye since 1981. He lives in a converted railway station in Lancashire and is a devoted fan of Blackburn Rovers football [soccer] team. | + | Bowen was born Peter Williams in Liverpool and [[adopted]] as a baby nine months old, with the name Jim Whittaker. His [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] were a weaver and a brick-maker in Lancashire, and he had a very happy childhood. He has been the host of the British television quiz game Bullseye since 1981. He lives in a converted railway station in Lancashire and is a devoted fan of Blackburn Rovers football [soccer] team. |
He has no wish to trace his birth family and does not approve of tracing in general. | He has no wish to trace his birth family and does not approve of tracing in general. | ||
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Bowen, Jim. A Bundle of Rags: An Autobiography. (London: Robson Books, 1995) | Bowen, Jim. A Bundle of Rags: An Autobiography. (London: Robson Books, 1995) | ||
| − | Bowen, Jim. "I Just Cannot Believe How Lucky I Was to Be Adopted," Daily Mail [London], 1 December 1994, pp. 46-47 | + | Bowen, Jim. "I Just Cannot Believe How Lucky I Was to Be [[Adopted]]," Daily Mail [London], 1 December 1994, pp. 46-47 |
[[Category: Adoption Celebrities]] | [[Category: Adoption Celebrities]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Adopted Persons | + | [[Category: Adopted Persons]] |
[[Category: European]] | [[Category: European]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: UK/Great Britain]] |
[[Category: 20th Century]] | [[Category: 20th Century]] | ||
[[Category: 21st Century]] | [[Category: 21st Century]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:42, 28 May 2014
Source: Wikipedia.org.
Biography
1937- Also known as Peter Williams and Jim Whittaker
British Comedian and Television Personality
Bowen was born Peter Williams in Liverpool and adopted as a baby nine months old, with the name Jim Whittaker. His adoptive parents were a weaver and a brick-maker in Lancashire, and he had a very happy childhood. He has been the host of the British television quiz game Bullseye since 1981. He lives in a converted railway station in Lancashire and is a devoted fan of Blackburn Rovers football [soccer] team.
He has no wish to trace his birth family and does not approve of tracing in general.
References
Bowen, Jim. A Bundle of Rags: An Autobiography. (London: Robson Books, 1995) Bowen, Jim. "I Just Cannot Believe How Lucky I Was to Be Adopted," Daily Mail [London], 1 December 1994, pp. 46-47