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Anne Josephine Robinson(Robinson Anne)

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Born: 1944 AD
Currently alive, at 63 years of age.

Nationality: British
Categories: Journalist

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1944 - Born in Crosby, Lancashire, England on the 29th of September.

1966-1967 - She was the first young female reporter at the Daily Mail.

1968 - Her work was uncomfortable for her when she met and fell in love with the deputy news editor, Charlie Wilson, and the two got married.

1973 - The marriage disintegrated after Robinson became an alcoholic. That same year, both Robinson and Wilson initiated divorce proceedings.

1977-1980 - She worked for The Sunday Times worked for the late, controversial magnate, Robert Maxwell on the staff of the Daily Mirror.

         - She began appearing on BBC television, on programmes such as Points of View and Watchdog.

1990 - Robinson has also hosted the United States NBC primetime version of the show, which has since ceased production. Before she hosted Weakest Link.

1993 - She also presented a weekly show on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday mornings.

1996 - She returned to the station briefly, sitting in for Jimmy Young on the Lunchtime slot for 2 weeks.

2001 - Robinson published her autobiography, Memoirs of an Unfit Mother, in which she describes her former drinking problem.

2002 - He also hosted an episode of Have I Got News For You where she was baited slightly by Ian Hislop because of her admiration for Robert Maxwell.

2005 - She made a guest appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where Robinson talked about herself admitting that she was an unfit mother.

2006 - She was ranked number 46 in the ITV poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.

2006 - On the 23rd of April, The Sunday Times Rich List named Anne Robinson as one of the UK's richest media personalities, worth £60 million.






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