Norris McWhirter Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Norris Dewar McWhirter, CBE (12 August 1925 – 19 April 2004) was a writer, political activist, co-founder of the Freedom Association, and a television presenter. He and his twin brother, Ross, were known internationally for the The Guinness Book of Records, a book they wrote and annually updated together between 1955 and 1975. After Ross's assassination by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), Norris carried on alone as editor.
On the show "Record Breakers", he would answer unrehearsed from memory any question about records that the audience chose to ask
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Born the middle son (and the elder of twins), his father was William McWhirter, managing director of Associated Newspapers and the Northcliffe Newspaper Group, and his mother the former Margaret Williamson. He was a grandson of William McWhirter, inventor of the voltmeter and ammeter.
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Was the first to report the result of the sub-4 minute mile: "Ladies and gentlemen, here is the result of event No 9, the one mile. First, No 41, R G Bannister, of the Amateur Athletic Association. The time is three minutes 59.4 seconds." He practiced the announcement beforehand in the bath.
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Graduated in International Relations and Economics (BA), followed by an MA in Law (both Oxford University).
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In 1951 he began 16 years as athletics correspondent of 'The Observer', also working for 'The Star' until 1960. His brother Ross was its rugby and tennis correspondent.
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He chaired the family electronics business for almost 30 years and founded the Redwood Press, which was printing one title out of every nine published in Britain by the time the Gieves group took it over in 1972.
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Two children with wife Carole: daughter Jane & son Alasdair.
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Worked for the BBC, providing commentary for Olympic track and field events from 1952-1972.
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Managing director of Guinness Superlatives Ltd of London; he published the first Guinness Book in 1954. He continued to edit the "Guinness Book of Records" until 1986, and remained advisory editor until 1996.
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Became athletics correspondent for London's "Observer" newspaper (1949)
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Masters degree from Oxford University (1948).
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For many years, with his brother, Ross, he edited the Guinness Book of Records which they founded in 1955.
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