Polly Elwes, born Mary Freya Elwes[1][2] (29 February 1928 – 15 July 1987),[1] was a BBC Television in-vision announcer from 1957 to 1960. She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama, now a part of the University of London.[3]

Television career

Elwes was a reporter on the BBC news programme Tonight from 1959 to 1962. She was a panellist on BBC TV's What's My Line? from 1959 to 1960 and Face the Music from 1971 to 1974. She contributed to the BBC TV programme What's New? in 1962–63.

Personal life

She was the daughter of the barrister Sir Richard A Elwes (1901–1968) and Mary Freya Sykes (1904–1994) and granddaughter of the tenor Gervase Elwes. She was married to BBC TV sports broadcaster Peter Dimmock from 12 March 1960 until her death. In 1962 their home in Campden Hill Gardens, Kensington, west London, was featured in an article in Homes & Gardens magazine.[4][5] They had three daughters, Amanda, Christina, and Freya.[4][6] Elwes died on 15 July 1987, at her home in Newbury, Berkshire, after 11 years of bone cancer.[1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Polly Elwes at the Internet Movie database accessed 19 February 2010
  2. ^ Image of Elwes at TV announcers website; accessed 19 February 2010[dead link]
  3. ^ "Famous alumni of the Central School of Speech and Drama - accessed 19 February 2010". Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b "The home of Peter Dimmock and Polly Elwes" Homes & Gardens Magazine 1962 - Accessed 19 February 2009
  5. ^ "Post war story including reference to Louisa, their home help at the time includes picture". Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  6. ^ a b Glasgow Herald on-line archive 16 July 1987, accessed 24 July 2012

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