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).

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  • Sydney Cecil Newman var en canadisk film- og TV-produsent, mest kjent for sitt pionérarbeid innen britisk TV-drama i 1950- og 1960-årene. Han begynte som filmklipper hos National Film Board of Canada. Han sluttet der og begynte å jobbe innen TV hos Canadian Broadcasting Corporation hvor han holdt på med dramaserier. Newman flyttet til Storbritannia i 1958 og begynte å jobbe for Associated British Corporation (ABC) før han gikk over til BBC i 1962. Han jobbet som sjef for drama-avdelingene hos begge to. I denne perioden var han ansvarlig for å starte opp to enormt populære serier, The Avengers og Doctor Who. Han overvåket også produksjonen av banebrytende dramaserier, som Armchair Theatre og The Wednesday Play. Internettsiden for Museum of Broadcast Communications sier følgende om Newman: «the most significant agent in the development of British television drama». http://www. museum. tv Kort tid etter hans død, hadde avisen The Guardian en nekrolog som sa følgende: «"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».
  • 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, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and acted as an advisor to the Secretary of State for Canada. During his time in Britain in the 1950s and 60s, he worked first with the Associated British Corporation (ABC) 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 fantasy series, The Avengers and Doctor Who, as well as overseeing the production of groundbreaking social realist drama series such as Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play. The website of the Museum of Broadcast Communications describes Newman as "the most significant agent in the development of British television drama". Shortly after his death, his obituary in The Guardian newspaper 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.
  • Sydney Cecil Newman, född den 1 april 1917, död den 30 oktober 1997, var en kanadensisk film- och TV-producent som spelade en stor roll för den brittiska dramaproduktionen under 1950- och 1960-talet. 1970 återvände han till Kanada där han fortsatte sin karriär.
  • Sydney Cecil Newman, OC est un producteur canadien de films et de télévision, qui joue un rôle majeur pour les de la fin des années 1950 à la fin des années 1960. Après son retour au Canada en 1970, Newman est nommé directeur par intérim des programmes radiodiffusés pour le conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC), puis chef de l'Office national du film du Canada (ONF). Il occupe également des postes importants au Canada Film Development Corporation, Société Radio-Canada et travaille comme conseiller auprès du Secrétaire d'État du Canada. Pendant son séjour en Grande-Bretagne dans les années 1950 et 60, il travaille d'abord avec l'Associated British Corporation (ABC) avant de passer à la BBC en 1962, détenant ainsi le rôle de Head Of Drama grâce aux deux organisations. Au cours de cette période, il est chargé de lancer deux séries fantastiques très populaires, Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir et Doctor Who, ainsi que de superviser la production de séries dramatiques sociales réalistes comme Armchair Theatre et The Wednesday Play. Le site du Museum of Broadcast Communications décrit Newman comme Modèle:Citation. Peu de temps après sa mort, sa notice nécrologique dans le journal The Guardian explique que Modèle:Citation. Au Québec, en tant que commissaire de l'ONF, il suscita une controverse à propos de sa décision qui empêcha la distribution de plusieurs films politiquement sensibles faits par des réalisateurs canadiens français.
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  • Sydney Cecil Newman, född den 1 april 1917, död den 30 oktober 1997, var en kanadensisk film- och TV-producent som spelade en stor roll för den brittiska dramaproduktionen under 1950- och 1960-talet. 1970 återvände han till Kanada där han fortsatte sin karriär.
  • Sydney Cecil Newman var en canadisk film- og TV-produsent, mest kjent for sitt pionérarbeid innen britisk TV-drama i 1950- og 1960-årene. Han begynte som filmklipper hos National Film Board of Canada. Han sluttet der og begynte å jobbe innen TV hos Canadian Broadcasting Corporation hvor han holdt på med dramaserier. Newman flyttet til Storbritannia i 1958 og begynte å jobbe for Associated British Corporation (ABC) før han gikk over til BBC i 1962.
  • 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).
  • Sydney Cecil Newman, OC est un producteur canadien de films et de télévision, qui joue un rôle majeur pour les de la fin des années 1950 à la fin des années 1960. Après son retour au Canada en 1970, Newman est nommé directeur par intérim des programmes radiodiffusés pour le conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC), puis chef de l'Office national du film du Canada (ONF).
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