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| Stars pay tribute to Sir Clement | |
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| Tributes have been paid to writer and broadcaster Sir Clement Freud, who has died at his London home nine days short of his 85th birthday. | |
| Stephen Fry, who starred alongside Sir Clement on Radio 4's comedy game show Just A Minute, described him as an "immensely generous and charming man". | |
| The former Liberal MP is survived by his wife, the actress Jill Freud, five children and 17 grandchildren. | |
| His family have said that the funeral will be held next week. | |
| A grandson of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, Sir Clement had a varied career as a cookery expert, press columnist and radio game show contestant. | A grandson of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, Sir Clement had a varied career as a cookery expert, press columnist and radio game show contestant. |
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| Renowned for his lugubrious expression and mournful voice, he was a regular panellist on the BBC's Just a Minute for more than 30 years. | Renowned for his lugubrious expression and mournful voice, he was a regular panellist on the BBC's Just a Minute for more than 30 years. |
| Comedian Tony Hawks, another regular on the long-running Radio 4 show, remembered him being a "formidable" character. | Comedian Tony Hawks, another regular on the long-running Radio 4 show, remembered him being a "formidable" character. |
| "I had listened to the show as a boy, so meeting him was like meeting a hero," he told BBC Breakfast. | "I had listened to the show as a boy, so meeting him was like meeting a hero," he told BBC Breakfast. |
| "You always knew he would be a challenging performer. Through his great intellect he'd always bring out the best in you." | "You always knew he would be a challenging performer. Through his great intellect he'd always bring out the best in you." |
| Writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry has also paid tribute, remembering Sir Clement as an "immensely generous, benevolent and charming man". | Writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry has also paid tribute, remembering Sir Clement as an "immensely generous, benevolent and charming man". |
| "My favourite memory is of him in full flow on Just a Minute, still able to trip up people a quarter of his age," he told Radio 4's Today programme. | "My favourite memory is of him in full flow on Just a Minute, still able to trip up people a quarter of his age," he told Radio 4's Today programme. |
| Idiosyncratic | Idiosyncratic |
| Born in 1924, the young Clement Freud began his career in the hotel business before turning to journalism. | Born in 1924, the young Clement Freud began his career in the hotel business before turning to journalism. |
| Sir Clement was elected the rector of St Andrews University in 2002 | |
| He started writing on cookery for newspapers and magazines in the 1950s, later expanding into a variety of subjects, including sport. | He started writing on cookery for newspapers and magazines in the 1950s, later expanding into a variety of subjects, including sport. |
| His idiosyncratic pet food commercials with Henry the dog, first broadcast in the 1960s, launched him on a long career as a television and radio personality. | His idiosyncratic pet food commercials with Henry the dog, first broadcast in the 1960s, launched him on a long career as a television and radio personality. |
| His political career began in 1973, when - against the odds - he won the Isle of Ely constituency for the Liberal Party. | His political career began in 1973, when - against the odds - he won the Isle of Ely constituency for the Liberal Party. |
| Ten years later he transferred to North East Cambridgeshire, a seat he held until 1987. He was knighted the same year. | Ten years later he transferred to North East Cambridgeshire, a seat he held until 1987. He was knighted the same year. |
| Sir Clement worked for a string of titles, including the Observer, the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Express. | Sir Clement worked for a string of titles, including the Observer, the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Express. |
| Last year he wrote about his death in The Times, claiming his relatives would want to inherit his wine. | Last year he wrote about his death in The Times, claiming his relatives would want to inherit his wine. |
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| "I took my children around our flat in turns to glean who wanted to have what when we died," he wrote. | "I took my children around our flat in turns to glean who wanted to have what when we died," he wrote. |
| "They all wanted all the wine, my wife's desk, my collection of cookery books and the same picture, so that will be no trouble." | "They all wanted all the wine, my wife's desk, my collection of cookery books and the same picture, so that will be no trouble." |
| Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg also paid tribute saying: "Clement Freud was part of a generation of larger than life figures who kept the Liberal Party alive through thick and thin. | Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg also paid tribute saying: "Clement Freud was part of a generation of larger than life figures who kept the Liberal Party alive through thick and thin. |
| "It is astonishing to remember all the things he did, all the things he was - wit, raconteur, politician, chef, advertiser of dog food, writer, comedian, a devoted father, husband and grandfather and someone who could never resist a flutter. | "It is astonishing to remember all the things he did, all the things he was - wit, raconteur, politician, chef, advertiser of dog food, writer, comedian, a devoted father, husband and grandfather and someone who could never resist a flutter. |
| "They don't make people like that anymore and he will be sorely missed by millions," he added. | "They don't make people like that anymore and he will be sorely missed by millions," he added. |