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{{Short description|British television producer (1924–2013)}}
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'''John Ammonds''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|MBE}} (21 May 1924 – 13 February 2013)<ref name="McCann">Graham McCann [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/feb/15/john-ammonds Obituary: John Ammonds], ''The Guardian'', 15 February 2013.Retrieved 16 February 2013.</ref> was a British [[television producer]] of [[light entertainment]] programmes.
'''John Ammonds''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|MBE}} (21 May 1924 – 13 February 2013)<ref name="McCann">Graham McCann [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/feb/15/john-ammonds Obituary: John Ammonds], ''The Guardian'', 15 February 2013.Retrieved 16 February 2013.</ref> was a British [[television producer]] of [[light entertainment]] programmes.


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*[https://historyproject.org.uk/interview/john-ammonds] Interview British Entertainment History Project
*[https://historyproject.org.uk/interview/john-ammonds] Interview British Entertainment History Project
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John Ammonds
John Ammonds & Morecambe & Wise.webp
Ammond with Morecambe and Wise
Born(1924-05-21)21 May 1924
Kennington, London
Died13 February 2013(2013-02-13) (aged 88)

John Ammonds, MBE (21 May 1924 – 13 February 2013)[1] was a British television producer of light entertainment programmes.

Ammonds was born in Kennington, London. He produced shows in the 1960s and 1970s for such performers as Val Doonican, Lulu, Frankie Howerd, Marti Caine, Les Dawson, Harry Worth and (in particular) Morecambe and Wise from 1968 to 1974.[1][2]

Ammonds was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1975 New Year Honours List.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Graham McCann Obituary: John Ammonds, The Guardian, 15 February 2013.Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. ^ "John Ammonds". Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  3. ^ "No. 46444". w:The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1975. p. 13.

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