- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Rupert Colville
- Nickname
- Jock
- John Colville was born on January 28, 1915 in London, England, UK. He was married to Margaret Egerton. He died on November 19, 1987 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.
- SpouseMargaret Egerton(1948 - ?) (3 children)
- Cousin of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1964-1969 Terence O'Neill.
- [describing Winston Churchill at work] To watch him compose some telegram or minute for dictation is to make one feel that one is present at the birth of a child, so tense is his expression, so restless his turnings from side to side, so curious the noises he emits under his breath. Then comes some masterly sentence and finally, with a "Gimme", he takes a sheet of typewriting paper and initials it or alters it with his fountain- pen, which he holds most awkwardly halfway up the holder.
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