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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Elizabeth Minkin

Letter: Sir Paul Fox obituary

Paul Fox joined  Yorkshire TV in 1973 and later became its managing director.
Paul Fox joined Yorkshire TV in 1973 and later became its managing director. Photograph: BBC/PA

When my husband was killed in a helicopter accident while filming for Yorkshire Television in 1983, Sir Paul Fox, who was then its managing director, came to see me.

He reflected that his father had died when he was a young boy – so that I could feel confident that my own young son would do well in life despite not having his father. It was kind, considerate and sensitive of him.

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