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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.

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  • سيدني نيومان هو منتج تلفزيوني ومنتج أفلام كندي، ولد في 1 أبريل 1917 في تورونتو في كندا، وتوفي بنفس المكان في 30 أكتوبر 1997. (ar)
  • Sydney Cecil Newman, OC (1er avril 1917 - 30 octobre 1997) est un producteur canadien de films et de télévision, qui joue un rôle majeur pour les émissions télévisées britanniques 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 directeur du théâtre 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 « l'agent le plus important du développement de la fiction télévisuelle britannique ». Peu de temps après sa mort, sa notice nécrologique dans le journal The Guardian explique que « Pendant dix années brèves mais glorieuses, Sydney Newman… a été l'impresario le plus important de Grande-Bretagne… Sa mort ne marque pas seulement la fin d'une époque, mais aussi une invitation à se pencher sur toute une philosophie de l'art populaire ». 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. (fr)
  • 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 ABC Weekend TV (later 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. (en)
  • Sydney Cecil Newman (Toronto, 1º aprile 1917 – Toronto, 30 ottobre 1997) è stato un produttore televisivo e produttore cinematografico canadese.Newman svolse un ruolo pionieristico e fondamentale nella televisione britannica dalla fine degli anni cinquanta alla fine degli anni sessanta. Lavorò prima con la (ABC, ora Thames Television), prima di trasferirsi nel 1962 alla BBC, in qualità di produttore esecutivo. Durante questa fase della sua carriera, fu responsabile della creazione di due serie d'intrattenimento estremamente popolari, Agente speciale (The Avengers) e Doctor Who. Il descrive Newman come "l'agente più significativo nello sviluppo della drammaturgia televisiva britannica". Il suo necrologio sul The Guardian recitò: "Per dieci brevi ma gloriosi anni, Sydney Newman... fu l'impresario più importante in Gran Bretagna... La sua dipartita segna non solo la fine di un'era ma anche di un'intera filosofia dell'arte popolare". In Canada, in qualità di commissario della National Film Board of Canada (NFB), si attirò alcune critiche per la decisione presa di sopprimere per motivi politici la distribuzione di alcuni film diretti da registi franco-canadesi. (it)
  • Sydney Cecil Newman, OC (1 de abril de 1917 – 30 de outubro de 1997) foi um realizador canadense de filmes e televisão, que teve um papel pioneiro no drama da televisão britânica no fim dos anos 50 e 60. Depois do seu regresso ao Canadá em 1970, Newman foi apontado como Director de Encenação dos Broadcast Programs Branch para o (CRTC) e depois dirigiu o National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Também ocupou uma posição sénior no, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation e atuou como conselheiro para o Secretário de Estado do Canadá. Durante o seu tempo na Grã-Bretanha nos anos 50 e 60, trabalhou primeiro com a Associated British Corporation, ou ABC (agora Thames Television), antes de se mudar para a BBC em 1962, dirigindo o lugar de Director de Drama em ambas as organizações. Durante esta fase da sua carreira, foi responsável por iniciar dois programas de televisão muito populares, a série de ficção científica The Avengers e a série de ficção científica Doctor Who, bem como supervisionar a produção do drama realístico social Armchair Theatre e . O website do descreve Newman como "o agente mais significativo no desenvolvimento do drama televisivo britânico". Pouco depois da sua morte, o seu obituário no jornal The Guardian declarou que "durante 10 curtos anos gloriosos, Sidney Newman...foi o mais importante empresário na Bretanha...A sua morte marca não só o fim de uma era mas o descanso de toda uma filosofia de arte popular". Em Quebec, enquanto comissário da NFB, atraiu controvérsia pela sua decisão em suprimir a distribuição de vários filmes politicamente sensíveis, de directores franco canadianos. (pt)
  • Sydney Cecil Newman (ur. 1 kwietnia 1917 w Toronto, zm. 30 października 1997 tamże) – kanadyjski producent filmowy i telewizyjny. (pl)
  • 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. (sv)
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  • سيدني نيومان هو منتج تلفزيوني ومنتج أفلام كندي، ولد في 1 أبريل 1917 في تورونتو في كندا، وتوفي بنفس المكان في 30 أكتوبر 1997. (ar)
  • Sydney Cecil Newman (ur. 1 kwietnia 1917 w Toronto, zm. 30 października 1997 tamże) – kanadyjski producent filmowy i telewizyjny. (pl)
  • 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. (sv)
  • 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. (en)
  • Sydney Cecil Newman, OC (1er avril 1917 - 30 octobre 1997) est un producteur canadien de films et de télévision, qui joue un rôle majeur pour les émissions télévisées britanniques 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. (fr)
  • Sydney Cecil Newman (Toronto, 1º aprile 1917 – Toronto, 30 ottobre 1997) è stato un produttore televisivo e produttore cinematografico canadese.Newman svolse un ruolo pionieristico e fondamentale nella televisione britannica dalla fine degli anni cinquanta alla fine degli anni sessanta. Lavorò prima con la (ABC, ora Thames Television), prima di trasferirsi nel 1962 alla BBC, in qualità di produttore esecutivo. Durante questa fase della sua carriera, fu responsabile della creazione di due serie d'intrattenimento estremamente popolari, Agente speciale (The Avengers) e Doctor Who. (it)
  • Sydney Cecil Newman, OC (1 de abril de 1917 – 30 de outubro de 1997) foi um realizador canadense de filmes e televisão, que teve um papel pioneiro no drama da televisão britânica no fim dos anos 50 e 60. Depois do seu regresso ao Canadá em 1970, Newman foi apontado como Director de Encenação dos Broadcast Programs Branch para o (CRTC) e depois dirigiu o National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Também ocupou uma posição sénior no, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation e atuou como conselheiro para o Secretário de Estado do Canadá. (pt)
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