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Gerald Kaufman
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Born
June 21
,
1930
·
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
February 26
,
2017
·
England, UK
Birth name
Gerald Bernard Kaufman
Mini Bio
Gerald Kaufman was born on June 21, 1930 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for
That Was the Week That Was (1962)
,
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (1964)
and
ABC of Britain (1964)
. He died on February 26, 2017 in England, UK.
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He was awarded a Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Parliament.
He was a keen film buff, often seen at the National Film Theatre, on the South Bank in London.
He was a Member of Parliament for Manchester and Gorton.
He was named Father of the House as the longest serving British MP of his time (18 June 1970 - 26 February 2017).
His description of the 1983 general election manifesto of the Labour Party as "the longest suicide note in history" has passed into political legend.
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