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Legendary chat show host Sir Michael Parkinson dies aged 88-Sabrina Barr-Entertainment – Metro
His family has asked for ‘time to grieve’.
His family has asked for ‘time to grieve’ (Picture: ITV/Rex/Shutterstock)
Sir Michael Parkinson has died at the age of 88.
A statement from his family to the BBC read: ‘After a brief illness Sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family.
‘The family request that they are given privacy and time to grieve.’
Throughout his illustrious career, Sir Michael interviewed some of the most famous people in the world, including Ingrid Bergmann, Fred Astair, Lauren Bacall, Sir Elton John and Muhammad Ali, to name a few.
He fronted his own BBC chat show Parkinson from 1971 to 1982 and then from 1998 to 2007.
In 2013, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and was undergoing radiotherapy.
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Speaking about his diagnosis at the time, he told PA: ‘It was a great shock, but I have been told to expect to make a full recovery.’
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