Admin Who is Sydney Newman?
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. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newman was appointed Acting Director of the Broadcast Programs Branch for…
Where did Paul Newman go to school?
Born in Toronto with the surname Nudelman, Newman was the son of a Russian-Jewish immigrant father who ran a shoe shop. After studying at Ogden Public School, which he left at the age of thirteen, he later enrolled in the Central Technical School, studying art and design subjects.
Who is Tony Newman’s former producer Shaun Sutton?
Shaun Sutton was one of the drama producers who worked under Newman at the BBC, and later succeeded the Canadian as Head of Drama. He later wrote that Newman “galvanised television drama
When did Paul Newman start his career on TV?
In 1949, Grierson again assisted Newman’s career, entering him into the then-new television industry on a one-year attachment to NBC television in New York City.