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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.  
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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
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Bowen, Jim. "I Just Cannot Believe How Lucky I Was to Be [[Adopted]]," Daily Mail [London], 1 December 1994, pp. 46-47
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 28 May 2014

Jim Bowen, 2008
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