Magnus Magnusson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Magnus Magnusson

Icelandic television presenter, journalist, translator and writer.

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1929

Place of Birth: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland

Date of Death: 07-Jan-2007

Profession: writer, historian, translator, television presenter, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom, Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Magnus Magnusson, KBE (['maknus 'maknus?n]; born Magnús Sigursteinsson; 12 October 1929 – 7 January 2007) was an Icelandic-born British based journalist, translator, writer, and television presenter.
Born in Reykjavík, he lived in Scotland for almost all his life, although he never took British citizenship.
He came to prominence as a BBC television journalist and was best known as the presenter of the BBC television quiz programme Mastermind, which he hosted for 25 years.
He is also known for his famous catchphrase "I've started so I'll finish", which he said whenever the time ran out while he was reading a question on Mastermind.