Person in history
Murray Walker
Murray Walker, English motorsport commentator and journalist (born 1923)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2021 · March 13
Their story
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.
Sources
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Questions about Murray Walker
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March 13 2021.
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