Muriel Young(1923-2001)
- Producer
- Actress
- Director
About 1960 she was the best known face and voice on television due to appearances she made
with Wally Whyton alongside puppets such as Pussy Cat Willum and Ollie Beak. She had a great
many fans due to her groundbreaking shows on commercial radio and she was the first announcer
to launch Rediffusion Television which later became Carlton TV. She became a star maker herself
due to appearances on such as Five O Clock Club and Juke Box Jury and counted many top
recording artists of the 60's and 70's including Cliff Richard, Cilla Black and The Beatles as friends.
After 25 years in front of the camera Muriel turned to producing and became head of children's
programmes for Granada Television. She spent her retirement living in the Yorkshire Dales of
Weardale, steeping herself in village life.
