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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. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newman was appointed Acting Director of the Broadcast Programs Branch for the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) and then head of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He also occupied senior positions at the Canadian Film Development Corporation and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and acted as an advisor to the Secretary of State. During his time in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, he worked first with the Associated British Corporation (ABC, now Thames Television), before moving across to the BBC in 1962, holding the role of Head of Drama with both organisations. During this phase of his career, he was responsible for initiating two hugely popular television programmes, the spy-fi series The Avengers and the science-fiction series Doctor Who, as well as overseeing the production of groundbreaking social realist drama series such as Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play. The Museum of Broadcast Communications describes Newman as "the most significant agent in the development of British television drama." His obituary in The Guardian declared that "For ten brief but glorious years, Sydney Newman ... was the most important impresario in Britain ... His death marks not just the end of an era but the laying to rest of a whole philosophy of popular art." In Quebec, as commissioner of the NFB, he attracted controversy for his decision to suppress distribution of several politically sensitive films by French Canadian directors. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1917-04-01
- event Death Date 1997-10-30
- school Known for: Creator
- star Popularity: 8.9
- info Birth Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Sydney Newman
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Inside The Atom
1948-01-01
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Utilities
1983-06-15
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Flight 6
1944-08-17
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Screaming Jets
1951-01-01
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Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965-08-23
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The Avengers
1998-08-13
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Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
1966-11-05
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Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015-12-25
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Danger! Men Working
1961-05-07
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After the Show
1959-09-20
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The Scent of Fear
1959-09-13
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
1960-01-03
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I'll Have You to Remember
1960-10-23
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The Hard Knock
1962-07-08
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Honeymoon Postponed
1961-01-29
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The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
1959-03-08
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The Fishing Match
1962-08-19
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The Thought of Tomorrow
1959-10-11
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After the Funeral
1960-04-03
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The Rose Affair
1961-10-08
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Fighting Sea-Fleas
1944-03-13
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Ski Skill
1946-01-01
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Ski Skill
1946-01-01
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Fighting Norway
1943-01-01
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Passport to Canada
1949-01-01
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Choral Concert
1948-01-01
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Inside Newfoundland
1951-01-01
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Banshees Over Canada
1943-07-08
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Fighting Sea-Fleas
1944-03-13
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Suffer Little Children
1945-12-03
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Canada Dances
1947-07-13
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Trans-Canada Express
1944-03-14
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Tea Party
1965-03-25
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Suffer Little Children
1945-12-03
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It's Fun to Sing
1948-01-01
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The New North
1946-01-01
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Careers and Cradles
1947-01-01
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Fighting Sea-Fleas
1944-03-13
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Johnny at the Fair
1947-01-01
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Pay-Off In Pain
1948-08-18
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A Capital Plan
1949-01-01
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Red Runs the Fraser
1949-12-31
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Summer Is for Kids
1949-08-18
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Science in Bloom
1948-01-01
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Inside Newfoundland
1951-01-01
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Newfoundland: Atlantic Province
1949-01-01
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Hot Summer Night
1959-02-01
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Fighting Sea-Fleas
1944-03-13
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Train Busters
1944-03-14
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Suffer Little Children
1945-12-03
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The Avengers
1998-08-13
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Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
2011-12-25
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Montreal by Night
1947-01-01
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A Night Out
1960-04-24
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Talent Showcase
1951-01-10
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Talent Showcase
1951-01-10
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Space Command
1953-03-13
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Pathfinders to Mars
1960-12-11
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Pathfinders in Space
1960-09-11
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Target Luna
1960-04-24
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Pathfinders to Venus
1961-03-05
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Adam Adamant Lives!
1966-06-23
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Police Surgeon
1960-09-10
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Plateau of Fear
1961-09-24
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Doctor Who
2005-03-26
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The Avengers
1961-01-07
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Doctor Who
1963-11-23
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The Wednesday Play
1964-09-30
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Target Luna
1960-04-24
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Pathfinders in Space
1960-09-11
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Pathfinders to Mars
1960-12-11
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Pathfinders to Venus
1961-03-05