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  1. Serial quiz devisor and question-setter. Born Hans Priwin, he began his career as a journalist and broadcaster in his native Germany, but after the Nazis came to power a Jewish journalist could no longer get work in Berlin and he moved to Britain, where he quickly made an impact with his Inspector Hornleigh detective stories, and also began ...

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm1059231John P. Wynn - IMDb

    John P. Wynn was a writer, known for Inspector Hornleigh (1939), Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) and Inspektor Hornleigh greift ein... (1961). He was married to Joan Clark. He died on 20 April 1978 in Ireland.

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    • April 20, 1978
    • John P. Wynn
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    Radio's premier clever-clogs quiz show, originally spun-off from a segment in What Do You Know?. Four contenders gather, and the presenter asks a question of each, continuing until they get one wrong - that question's open to the other contestants on (silent) buzzers. There's a point for a correct answer, five in a row gains a bonus mark, and ten s...

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    Those listed for 1954-1967 are winners of the Brain of Britain segment of What Do You Know? At 18-years-old, the youngest ever winner.

    Brain of Brains

    Mr Binnie finished second to Miss Thompson in the 1989 final, and took her place when she was unavailable to record the Brain of Brainscompetition.

    "Aaaah." (and other slightly pained cries, as Robert Robinson fills while the adjudicator considers an answer.)

    Franklin Engelmann died suddenly after recording the first round of the 1972 series, so reigning Top Brain Ian Gillies stepped up to host the remainder of that run. That was also the last series directly overseen by creator and question-setter John P. Wynn, who had put off retirement to steer the transition from What Do You Know? to Brain of Britai...

  3. BASED ON TRUE EVENTS.THE WYNN NETWORK Presents A JOHN WYNN FILMStill coping with the pain of his father's untimely death, James (played by David Greene) deve...

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  4. John P. Wynn (born Hans Wolfgang Priwin) was a writer, known for Inspector Hornleigh (1939), Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939), Kaleidoscope, Whistle Stop, and Ask Me Another. He died on April 20, 1978 in Ireland.

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