Sydney Newman

Also known as Sydney Cecil Newman

Canadian television producer (1917–1997)

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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…

Known for

Innes Lloyd: The Producer — Self (archive footage)2025
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen — (Archive Footage)2008
Doctor Who: Origins — Self (archive footage)2006
Creation of the Daleks — Himself (archive footage)2006
The Magical Eye — Self1989
Grierson — Self1973

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1955-10-20

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Discography

35 Whirlpools Below Sound2014

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Total plays: 58

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Instance of: human
Family name: Newman
Gender: male
Citizenship: Canada
Place of birth: Toronto
Place of death: Toronto
Occupation: director
Employer: BBC
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Image: Sydney Newman (Canadian Media Delegation to China).jpg

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date of birth: 1917-04-01
date of death: 1997-10-30
Commons category: Sydney Newman

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