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By LAURA CAROE
Published: Today
BLOCKBUSTERS host Bob Holness has died today aged 83.
The broadcaster — who is best known for presenting the cult quiz show — had a career spanning almost 60 years.
He hosted the ITV programme for ten years from 1983.
A statement released by his family said he "died peacefully in his sleep early this morning".
Holness, who suffered a number of strokes and was in a nursing home, leaves behind his wife Mary, three children and seven grandchildren.
Source Blockbusters' Bob Holness dies at 83 | The Sun |Showbiz|TV
Published: Today
BLOCKBUSTERS host Bob Holness has died today aged 83.
The broadcaster — who is best known for presenting the cult quiz show — had a career spanning almost 60 years.
He hosted the ITV programme for ten years from 1983.
A statement released by his family said he "died peacefully in his sleep early this morning".
Holness, who suffered a number of strokes and was in a nursing home, leaves behind his wife Mary, three children and seven grandchildren.
Source Blockbusters' Bob Holness dies at 83 | The Sun |Showbiz|TV