About Dudley Perkins
Lived 1911 – 1986 (aged 75). Dudley Perkins was a writer.
George Dudley Gwynne Perkins (19 March 1911 – 15 April 1986) was a Welsh solicitor, BBC Radio broadcaster, and writer on legal and consumer matters. He presented the programme Can I Help You? and authored the book of the same title, which dealt, in the context of British law, with issues such as buying a house, serving on a jury, making a will, and the legal relationship between husband and wife.
Perkins was born in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales. He was Director-General of the Port of London Authority.
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 18 March 1963.
In 1939, he married Enid Morfydd Prys-Jones. She died in 1943. In 1946, he married Dr. Pamela Marigo Blake.
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Who was Dudley Perkins?
broadcaster and writer
When was Dudley Perkins born?
Dudley Perkins was born on 19 March 1911.
When did Dudley Perkins die?
Dudley Perkins died on 15 April 1986.
What was Dudley Perkins's occupation?
Dudley Perkins was a writer.
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