Brian
Alexander
"Johnners"
Johnston
CBE MC
Born in Little Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Ancestors 
Brother of
Kathleen Anne (Johnston) Hall, Reginald Michael Johnston and Christopher Francis Johnston
Husband of
[private wife (1920s - 2010s)]
Descendants 
Father of
Barry Johnston, [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 81
in Westminster, London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Apr 2016
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Biography
Brian Johnston CBE MC is Notable.
Brian Johnston was born in Little Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England in 1912, the son of Charles Johnston and Pleasance (Alt) Johnston. He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford before entering the family coffee business E. Johnston & Co. in the City of London in 1934. He served with the Grenadier Guards from 1939-45 and was awarded the Military Cross.
In January 1946 he joined the BBC Outside Broadcast Department and for the next 48 years he was the leading cricket commentator on BBC television and then on Test Match Special on BBC radio. He also presented hundreds of other television and radio programmes, including royal occasions, quiz shows, and Down Your Way.
Brian married Pauline Tozer in April 1948 and they had five children: Barry, Clare, Andrew, Ian, and Joanna. He was appointed OBE in 1983 and CBE in 1991.
Brian died in 1994, aged 81, and a memorial service was held at Westminster Abbey in London. The British prime minister, John Major, said: "Summers will never be the same."
Sources
- Barry Johnston, Johnners: The Life of Brian, Hodder & Stoughton, London, England, 2003.
- Brian Johnston, It's Been a Lot of Fun, W.H. Allen, London, England, 1974.
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915:
Sep Q 1912 Hertford 3a 1602 JOHNSTON Brian A.
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1916-2005:
Jun Q 1948 Westminster 5c 783 TOZER Nanciebel + JOHNSTON Brian A.
- Birth Certificate, DF391032, dated 28 April 1949, Paddington, London, England: Born 17 April 1949, St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, Charles Barry JOHNSTON, son of Brian Alexander Johnston, BBC Commentator, of 1A Cavendish Avenue, N.W.8., and Nanciebel Pauline Appleby Johnston, formerly Tozer.
- England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007:
Jan 1994 Westminster B29C 2581B 7 JOHNSTON Brian Alexander Age 81.
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