Arthur Negus
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Arthur George Negus OBE (29 March 1903 – 5 April 1985) was born in Reading, Berkshire, England. He was a broadcaster and antiques expert.
Negus's family has a long history in the antiques business, and Negus himself began running the family business when he was 17. He later joined Bruton, Knowles & Co., auctioneers of fine antiques based in Gloucester.
His broadcasting career began when he appeared on the panel of the television series Going for a Song (1966 to 1976) where he appraised antiques. He quickly became a household name as a result of his slow and distinctive West Country mode of speech, which also made him popular with impersonators. He returned to television in 1982 with Arthur Negus Enjoys (1982) and, especially, Antiques Roadshow (1979 to 1983).
He was appointed to the Order of the British Empire in 1982. He died in 1985 at his home in Cheltenham.
[edit] Bibliography
- Going for a Song: English Furniture (1969)
- A Life Among Antiques: Arthur Negus Talks To Bernard Price (1982)
[edit] Sources
- Anne Pimlott Baker, "Negus, Arthur George (1903–1985)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 16 Sept 2006
