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Lew Grade

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91 Years Old

Lew Grade, Baron Grade, OStJ (born Lev Winogradsky; 25 December 1906 – 13 December 1998) was a Russian-born British media proprietor and impresario. Originally a dancer, and later a talent agent, Grade's interest in television production began in 1954 when he founded the Incorporated Television Company (ITC; commonly known as ITC Entertainment) to distribute programmes, and following the success of The Adventures of Robin Hood decided to focus on bringing them to the American market. Grade had some success in this field with such series as Gerry Anderson's many Supermarionation series such as Thunderbirds, Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner, and Jim Henson's The Muppet Show. Later, Grade invested in feature film production, but several expensive box-office failures caused him to lose control of ITC, and ultimately resulted in the disestablishment of ATV after it lost its ITV franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lew Grade, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Tokmak, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire on 25th December 1906

Died

14th December 1998

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Jim Henson Idea Man Image
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson Image
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
In My Mind Image
In My Mind
Himself (archive)
Magic Night Image
Magic Night
Self
A Salute to Sir Lew Grade Image
A Salute to Sir Lew Grade
Self
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Just a Song and Dance