Bob Danvers-Walker
Bob Danvers-Walker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cyril Frederick Danvers-Walker 11 October 1906 |
| Died | 17 May 1990 (aged 83) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Radio, television and newsreel presenter |
| Known for | Voice of Pathé News |
| Spouse |
Vera Nita White (m. 1933) |
Cyril Frederick "Bob" Danvers-Walker (11 October 1906 – 17 May 1990) was a British radio and newsreel announcer best known as the voice of Pathé News cinema newsreels during the Second World War and for many years afterward.
His voice was described as "clear, fruity and rich, with just the suggestion of raffishness". Kenneth Branagh has stated that he was consciously imitating Danvers-Walker's "perky tone" in a spoof "newsreel" segment in his 2000 film Love's Labour's Lost.