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Sydney Cecil Newman OC (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s.
Sydney Newman was born on 1 April 1917 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and producer, known for The Avengers (1998), The Avengers (1961) and Space Command (1953). He was married to Elizabeth McRae. He died on 30 October 1997 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
100 years ago this April 1st, Sydney Newman was born. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was an ebullient Canadian émigré that worked as a television executive in Britain, first for independent network ABC as a producer, then for the BBC as Head of Drama.
Nov 23, 2018 · Sydney Newman, Head of Drama Group at the BBC, talks about the type of programming he oversees, including Doctor Who. The program also launched the career of its producer, Verity Lambert.
As one of the most powerful men in British television during the 1960s, Sydney Newman was responsible for television legends such as The Avengers (1961), Doctor Who (1963), Cathy Come Home (1966) and The Forsyte Saga (1967).
Nov 1, 2023 · In 1963, Sydney Newman was the BBC's Head of Drama with responsibility for all current shows and the remit to create new ones.
April 1st, 2017 would have been the 100th birthday of Sydney Newman, the Toronto-born television and film producer who was the entrepreneurial spirit responsible for the birth of Doctor Who back in 1963, and who is now the subject of an unofficial new book – The Man Who Thought Outside the Box: The Life and Legacy of Doctor Who Creator Sydney ...
