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Sir William Frederick Cotton CBE (23 April 1928 – 11 August 2008) was a British television producer and executive, and the son of dance band leader Billy Cotton. The television and radio presenter Fearne Cotton is related to him, as he was her paternal grandfather's cousin.
Aug 12, 2008 · Sir Bill Cotton, who has died aged 80, was managerially responsible for many of the BBC's most loved and enduring programmes in its 1960s and 70s golden age of comedy.
- Dennis Barker
William Edward Cotton (6 May 1899 – 25 March 1969) as Billy Cotton was an English band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the British dance band era. Cotton is now mainly remembered as a 1950s and 1960s radio and television personality, but his musical career had begun in the 1920s.
Aug 12, 2008 · Sir Bill Cotton presided over what has become known as the "golden age" of television entertainment. A self-proclaimed populist, he had an outstanding talent for knowing...
Aug 12, 2008 · Sir Bill Cotton, the man who helped bring Monty Python and Dad's Army to the screen, has died in hospital at the age of 80. The director general of the BBC Mark...
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The former BBC executive who oversaw classic shows such as Monty Python's Flying Circus, Morecambe And Wise and The Two Ronnies passed away in 2008. He was praised by British television legends for his passion, instinct and sense of humour in developing popular hits.