Jesse Frederick Joseph Yates was a British television presenter and producer.
10 Facts About Jess Yates
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Jess Yates was the creator, presenter and producer of Yorkshire Television's religious programme Stars on Sunday.
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Jess Yates's family moved to Llandudno when he was five.
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Jess Yates was born into a show business family; his mother booked stage acts.
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Jess Yates was involved with programmes such as Come Dancing, The Good Old Days and the Miss World competition.
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Jess Yates was quoted as wanting stars to appear on the programme as that is what he thought would persuade viewers to tune in.
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From 1958 to 1975, Jess Yates was married to actress and author Elaine Smith, who gave birth to a daughter Paula, born in 1959.
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Jess Yates's TV presenting career ended in 1974 when it was publicly revealed that he had been having an affair with young actress Anita Kay, although he was separated from his wife at the time.
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Amid the ensuing furor, Jess Yates had to be smuggled from Yorkshire Television's studio complex in Leeds in the boot of a car.
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Jess Yates died of a stroke in April 1993, aged 74.