Guest Arnold Posted November 28, 2004 Frank Phillips, the BBC Home Service news reader, may well be still alive. The IMDB have him born August 1901, making him 103. There is no death recorded on his entry here. The IMDB is never 100 per cent accurate on these matters, especially with vintage D List celebs such as Mr Phillips. However, I think he is worth further research. The Telegraph will do an obit so he should pass the famousness test. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Four Horsemen 26 Posted November 29, 2004 I can't find any reference to him having died, unlike his contemporary John Snagge who was plastered all over the obituary pages in 1996. There was also a Mr Frank Phillips who attended Thora Hirds memorial service, although he was listed as a member of the Paddington Rotary Club so I don't know if it's the same one. Maybe he is still going at 103.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted November 30, 2004 I also did a thorough search. Despite that, I was not able to find a single reference to his death. I guess he is still alive and kicking at 103 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted December 2, 2004 There have been no obits published in any of the broadsheet newspapers at all. Therefore I think it is safe to say he is alive and 103. This must surely merit him a listing next year? Or should someone actually contact the BBC to get the definitive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rex Posted January 19, 2006 I'm sorry to say Frank Phillips died back in January 1980. We attended the same school (Christ's Hospital) and an obituary was published in the March 1980 edition of the school magazine, ending with this comment from the Sunday Telegraph (20 January 1980): 'With the death of Frank Phillips there also dies another lingering echo of war-time Britain. His was one of those authoritative BBC voices that brought to our hearths the news of triumphs and disaster. No matter how dire the message it was always delivered in clear, uncompromising middle-class tones. The listener was somehow strengthened by the baritone delivery into accepting a defeat as merely a setback on the road to final victory. His gravitas, in the face of victories and catastrophe, was worth a division in those grim years: the voice of the Establishment at its best.' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
