Cliff Michelmore

Cliff Michelmore
Portrait by Vivienne, c. 1955–1965
Born
Arthur Clifford Michelmore

(1919-12-11)11 December 1919
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
Died16 March 2016(2016-03-16) (aged 96)
Petersfield, Hampshire, England
EducationLoughborough College
Occupations
  • Presenter
  • producer
Employers
Notable credits
Spouse
(m. 1950; died 2000)
Children2, including Guy

Arthur Clifford Michelmore CBE (11 December 1919 – 16 March 2016) was an English television presenter and producer.

He is best known for the BBC Television programme Tonight, which he presented from 1957 to 1965. He also hosted the BBC's television coverage of the Apollo Moon landings, the Aberfan disaster, the 1966 and 1970 UK general elections, the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales.

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1969.


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