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| Writer Clement Freud dies aged 84 | Writer Clement Freud dies aged 84 |
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| Broadcaster and former Liberal MP Sir Clement Freud has died aged 84. | Broadcaster and former Liberal MP Sir Clement Freud has died aged 84. |
| A statement from his family said Sir Clement had died on Wednesday evening at his London home. | A statement from his family said Sir Clement had died on Wednesday evening at his London home. |
| He is survived by his wife of 59 years, the actress Jill Freud, five children and 17 grandchildren. His funeral will be held next week. | He is survived by his wife of 59 years, the actress Jill Freud, five children and 17 grandchildren. His 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. |
| 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". | |
| "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. |
| 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. |
| He was a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute | He was a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute |
| 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. |
| "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." |