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Sad to hear that Simon Dee, former Radio Disc Jockey, chat show host and interviewer in the Sixties, has died from Bone cancer at the age of 74.
R.I.P.

R.I.P. Simon Dee

Sorry to hear the news about Simon Dee. R.I.P.

Sad news-Simon had a very successful & iconicTV Chat Show in the sixties-before falling from grace. Just about everyone guested on his shows-he tried several times to come back but sadly never made it again.R.I.P.

I remember his TV shows in the 60's................RIP

As we know our Matt started out as a bus driver, and after Simon Dee finally came off the dole he finished up as a bus driver.

I was indeed sad to see this. I am old enough to remember Simon Dee and how big he was in the 60s, and it's a shame that he fell from grace so markedly. Didn't realise he was as old as 74, which would have put him in his early 30s in his heyday, as I would have assumed he was in his 20s then. Unfortunately most of his famous chat shows do not exist to view now as they were shown live and/or wiped. Shame.

EVANESCENCE

Like an ignited flame
that quickly grew,
then warmly shone,
so cruel short-span fame
a cold blast blew
and it was gone.

Keith

How times have changed-Simon lost his job for something quite trivial compared with the Jonathan Ross 'gaff'!