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|crimes = Rape<br>[[Child Abuse|Child abuse]]<br>[[Pedophilia]]<br>[[Necrophilia]]<br>Stalking<br>Molestation | |crimes = Rape<br>[[Child Abuse|Child abuse]]<br>[[Pedophilia]]<br>[[Necrophilia]]<br>Stalking<br>Molestation | ||
|hobby =committing sex crimes }}{{Quote|Savile was a callous, opportunistic, wicked predator who abused and raped individuals, many of them patients and young people, who expected and had a right to expect to be safe. His actions span five decades -- from the 1960s to 2010. ... As a nation at that time we held Savile in our affection as a somewhat eccentric national treasure with a strong commitment to charitable causes. Today's reports show that in reality he was a sickening and prolific sexual abuser who repeatedly exploited the trust of a nation for his own vile purposes.|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hunt Jeremy Hunt], Secretary of State for Health}} | |hobby =committing sex crimes }} | ||
{{Quote|Savile was a callous, opportunistic, wicked predator who abused and raped individuals, many of them patients and young people, who expected and had a right to expect to be safe. His actions span five decades -- from the 1960s to 2010. ... As a nation at that time we held Savile in our affection as a somewhat eccentric national treasure with a strong commitment to charitable causes. Today's reports show that in reality he was a sickening and prolific sexual abuser who repeatedly exploited the trust of a nation for his own vile purposes.|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hunt Jeremy Hunt], Secretary of State for Health}} | |||
'''Sir James Wilson Vincent "Jimmy" Savile''' (October 31<sup>st</sup>, 1926 – October 29<sup>th</sup>, 2011); OBE, KCSG, was an English DJ, television presenter, media personality and charity fundraiser. He hosted the BBC television show ''Jim'll Fix It'', was the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC music chart show ''Top of the Pops'', and raised an estimated £40 million for charities. In the autumn of 2012, a year after his death, ITV journalists broke the news that he was a serial paedophile, and had abused his position as a popular BBC television personality throughout his long career. | '''Sir James Wilson Vincent "Jimmy" Savile''' (October 31<sup>st</sup>, 1926 – October 29<sup>th</sup>, 2011); OBE, KCSG, was an English DJ, television presenter, media personality and charity fundraiser. He hosted the BBC television show ''Jim'll Fix It'', was the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC music chart show ''Top of the Pops'', and raised an estimated £40 million for charities. In the autumn of 2012, a year after his death, ITV journalists broke the news that he was a serial paedophile, and had abused his position as a popular BBC television personality throughout his long career. | ||
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He has been described as exhibiting the "Dark Triad" of personality traits by psychologists: psychopathy, malignant narcissism and Machiavellianism. | He has been described as exhibiting the "Dark Triad" of personality traits by psychologists: psychopathy, malignant narcissism and Machiavellianism. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Savile worked in coal mines as a teenager, reportedly sustaining spinal injuries at the age of 14, and was a Bevin Boy during [[World War II]]. He began a career playing records in, and later managing, dance halls, and was said to have been the first disc jockey to use twin turntables to keep music in constant play. His media career started as a disc jockey at Radio Luxembourg in 1958 and on Tyne Tees Television in 1960, and he developed a reputation for eccentricity and flamboyance. | Savile worked in coal mines as a teenager, reportedly sustaining spinal injuries at the age of 14, and was a Bevin Boy during [[World War II]]. He began a career playing records in, and later managing, dance halls, and was said to have been the first disc jockey to use twin turntables to keep music in constant play. His media career started as a disc jockey at Radio Luxembourg in 1958 and on Tyne Tees Television in 1960, and he developed a reputation for eccentricity and flamboyance. | ||
At the BBC, he presented the first edition of ''Top of the Pops'' in 1964 and broadcast on Radio 1 from 1968. From 1975 until 1994, he presented ''Jim'll Fix It'', an early Saturday evening television programme in which he arranged for the wishes of viewers, mainly children, to come true. During his lifetime, he was known for fund-raising and supporting charities and hospitals, in particular Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire. In 2009, he was described by ''The Guardian'' as a "prodigious philanthropist" and was honoured for his charity work. He was awarded the OBE in 1971 and was knighted in 1990. In 2006 he introduced the last edition of ''Top of the Pops''. | At the BBC, he presented the first edition of ''Top of the Pops'' in 1964 and broadcast on Radio 1 from 1968. From 1975 until 1994, he presented ''Jim'll Fix It'', an early Saturday evening television programme in which he arranged for the wishes of viewers, mainly children, to come true. During his lifetime, he was known for fund-raising and supporting charities and hospitals, in particular Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire. In 2009, he was described by ''The Guardian'' as a "prodigious philanthropist" and was honoured for his charity work. He was awarded the OBE in 1971 and was knighted in 1990. In 2006 he introduced the last edition of ''Top of the Pops''. | ||
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[[Category:Tricksters]] | [[Category:Tricksters]] | ||
[[Category:Posthumous]] | [[Category:Posthumous]] | ||