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Humphrey Burton

Directing
Known For

94 Years Old

Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.

Born

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK on 21st March 1931

All Credits

Omnibus Image
Omnibus
Self - Presenter
BBC Young Musician Image
BBC Young Musician
Self - Host
How the BBC Began Image
How the BBC Began
Self
Conversations with Glenn Gould Image
Conversations with Glenn Gould
Interviewer
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema Image
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Self - Host
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk Image
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk
Self
The Opera House Image
The Opera House
Self - BBC Arts Reporter
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Image
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Self (archival footage)
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Karajan's Magic and Myth
Self
Glenn Gould: Hereafter Image
Glenn Gould: Hereafter
Self
The Golden Ring Image
The Golden Ring
Himself - Narrator
La Stupenda Image
La Stupenda
Self
Gordon Jacob Image
Gordon Jacob
Commentator
The Story of Pantomime Image
The Story of Pantomime
Self
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen Image
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
Self
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Marevna and Marika
Himself
New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By Image
New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By
Presenter