Humphrey Lyttelton

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Humphrey Lyttelton (23 May 1921 - 25 April 2008)

"Humph," as Lyttelton was called, became chairman of the BBC radio program "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" and was a well-known English jazz musician.

The son of G. W. Lyttelton, who was the second son of the 8th Viscount Cobham and house master of Eton College, was born at Eton College, Berkshire. He attended Sunningdale Preparatory School, then Eton College, and in 1936 formed a quartet at the school, one that included the future journalist Ludovic Kennedy on drums.

During World War II, he served in the Grenadier Guards, becoming a 2nd lieutenant. According to George Melly,

In 1993 he received a Sony Gold Award for services to broadcasting. In 2006 he published an 'autobiographical scrapbook' called It Just Occurred to Me.

A Humanist funeral ceremony was conducted by Simon Allen of the Association of Humanist Celebrants at the London Borough of Barnet crematorium.

(See entry for Humanist Ceremonies.)

{WAS, George Broadhead, 14 May 2008}