Arthur Negus

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name = Arthur Negus OBE


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birth_name = Arthur George Negus
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birth_place = Reading, Berkshire, England.
death_date = death date and age|1985|04|05|1903|03|29|df=y
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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, following the death of his father. During World War II he was an air-raid warden. He later joined Bruton, Knowles & Co., auctioneers of fine antiques based in Gloucester.

His broadcasting career began at the age of 62 when he appeared on the panel of the television series "Going for a Song" (1966–1976) 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 with "Arthur Negus Enjoys" (1982) and, especially, "Antiques Roadshow" (1979–1983).

He was appointed to the Order of the British Empire in 1982. He died in 1985 at his home in Cheltenham.

Bibliography

* "Going for a Song: English Furniture" (1969)
* "A Life Among Antiques: Arthur Negus Talks To Bernard Price" (1982)

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*Anne Pimlott Baker, "Negus, Arthur George (1903–1985)", "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/40946, accessed 16 September 2006]

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before = Angela Rippon
title = Host of Antiques Roadshow
years=1979-1983
after= Hugh Scully

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