Valerie Pitts
Lady Solti | |
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| Born | Ann Valerie Pitts 19 August 1937 Leeds, England |
| Died | 31 March 2021 (aged 83) London, England |
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| Spouse(s) |
James Sargant
(m. 1960; div. 1966) |
| Children | 2 |
Ann Valerie, Lady Solti (née Pitts; 19 August 1937 – 31 March 2021) was a British television presenter who was one of the BBC's original team of presenters during the 1950s. She left the programme in 1960 to marry James Sargent who was stage manager of the Sadler's Wells Opera Company. She also worked at Granada Television. She later married the conductor Sir Georg Solti.