Bill oddie jimmy savile biography

"Dark satanic mills"

The family roots of Bill Oddie - recorded as William Edgar Oddie on his birth certificate of 1941 - shed an interesting new light on an intriguing era in working class history.

Bill Oddie was born on July 7, in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The Goodies (), George and the Dragon ().

English: Bill Oddie talks about his history and familiarity with Jimmy Savile in an interview published the 19th of October Date.

William Edgar Oddie OBE (born 7 July ) is an English actor, artist, birder, comedian, conservationist, musician, songwriter, television presenter and.

Savile, who died in October , has been at the centre of a scandal in which he is alleged to have molested children throughout his BBC career.

British comedian Bill Oddie wrote and starred in an episode in which the trio ran a zoo filled with celebrities, including a Rolf Harris breeding program.

For Bill's 19th-century ancestors worked and weaved in the 'dark satanic mills' of Rochdale, toiling in harsh conditions in an environment that seems as distant to us now as the moon.

Oddie grew up in Birmingham, the only surviving child of Lilian - said to be mentally ill - and Harry, his distant father.

He was brought up by his grandmother, Emily. His mother's illness cast a shadow over the family, as did the deaths of the two previous children of the family. One of them was stillborn, the other choked to death within months of being born.

Whether these tragedies were a factor in triggering his mother's illness is a subject of debate, though surviving members of Oddie's family, such as his Aunt Margery, cast doubt on Lilian's diagnosis.

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