U.K. “Candid Camera”’s Jonathan Routh, 80
Posted: Saturday, June 7th, 2008 10:42 pmNovember 24, 1927 - June 4, 2008
Jonathan Routh was a supreme practical joker and hoaxer whose star reached its zenith with Candid Camera, the hugely successful Sixties television series in which unsuspecting members of the public were duped into making fools of themselves while filmed with a hidden camera, to the delight of viewers. It was one of the earliest examples of television voyeurism. …
