DeathMarch 132021

Murray Walker

Murray Walker, English motorsport commentator and journalist (born 1923)

5th anniversary in 2026

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When
Saturday, March 13 20215 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
Anniversary
5th in 2026
Recorded from
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Person
Murray Walker

Who they were

Graeme Murray Walker was an English motorsport commentator and journalist. He provided television commentary of live Formula One coverage for the BBC between 1976 and 1996, and for ITV between 1997 and 2001.

Early life

Early life Graeme Murray Walker was born at 214 Reddings Lane in Hall Green , Birmingham , England, on 10 October 1923. [ 1 ] His family is of Scottish descent. [ 2 ] His father Graham Walker was a despatch rider and works motorcyclist for the Norton Motorcycle Company who participated in the Isle of Man TT . His mother, Elsie Spratt, was the daughter of Harry Spratt, a businessman from Leighton Buzzard , Bedfordshire. [ 1 ] Walker was an only child. [ 3 ]

Why this date

Murray Walker appears on our March 13 calendar for 2021 as a death entry.

March 13 through the years

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