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Waris Hussein (né Habibullah; born 9 December 1938) is a British-Indian television and film director. At the beginning of his career he was employed by the BBC as its youngest drama director.
Waris Hussein. Director: Edward & Mrs. Simpson. Born in Lucknow, India, Waris Hussein moved to England at age nine with his parents. He later attended Cambridge and at 21 started as a trainee director with BBC, where his mother, the late Attia Hussein, worked.
- January 1, 1
- Director, Producer, Actor
- Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
- Waris Hussein
Jan 30, 2024 · Waris Hussein: ‘I am so angry the BBC sold Television Centre. They destroyed the world they had’. The pioneering director on fraternising with Elizabeth Taylor and EM Forster, making the first...
Waris Hussein has directed many feature films and television programs in the UK and the USA. He has won Emmy and BAFTA awards for his work as a director.
Mar 22, 2018 · Waris Hussein joins us to discuss his remarkable career, from working with actors such as Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen and Shirley MacLaine to experiencing ...
- 56 min
- 1925
- BFI
BIO. It was the early 60s when a young Indian, Waris Hussein, fresh out of Cambridge and the prestigious Slade School of Art, where he studied theatre design, became the first director of Indian origin to be appointed to the Drama Department of BBC Television where he was the youngest director that the BBC had ever had.
Waris Hussein. Director: Edward & Mrs. Simpson. Born in Lucknow, India, Waris Hussein moved to England at age nine with his parents. He later attended Cambridge and at 21 started as a trainee director with BBC, where his mother, the late Attia Hussein, worked.
