Godfrey Talbot Net Worth is
$100,000
Godfrey Talbot Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Godfrey Talbot OBE (8 October 1908 – 2 September 2000) was a BBC Radio journalist, war reporter and royal correspondent. He was the first officially accredited court correspondent at Buckingham Palace.Talbot was born on 8 October 1908 at Walton, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, and was educated at Leeds Grammar School. He joined the Yorkshire Post at the age of 20. Four years later, he was editor of the Manchester City News, then worked at the Daily Dispatch, before joining the BBC in 1937.During World War II, having been sent to replace Richard Dimbleby, he reported on North African battles such as Al Alamein and Cassino, for which he was mentioned in dispatches and, in 1946, made a military Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 29 August 1960. In the same year, he was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order. He published two volumes of autobiography.He died peacefully at home on 3 September 2000. He and his wife Bess Owen had two sons; she and one of them pre-deceased him.
| Date Of Birth | October 8, 1908 |
| Died | 2000-09-02 |
| Place Of Birth | Walton, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Awards | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
| Star Sign | Libra |
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| 1 | Chief reporter for the BBC, he received an OBE for his services as a War correspondent, and was also an important reporter on Royalty. |
