Sydney Cecil Newman, OC (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, best remembered for the pioneering work he undertook in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Initially a film editor with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Newman later moved into television with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he began his long association with drama.

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  • Sydney Cecil Newman, OC (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, best remembered for the pioneering work he undertook in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Initially a film editor with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Newman later moved into television with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he began his long association with drama. Moving to Britain in 1958, 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. Towards the end of his active career he returned to Canada, where he was for a time Government Film Commissioner and Chairman of the NFB, among other roles. 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." (en)
  • Sydney Newman est un producteur, scénariste, réalisateur et monteur canadien né le 1917 à Toronto (Canada), décédé le 30 octobre 1997 à Toronto (Canada). Il a créé en 1965 la série devenue mythique et une véritable institution outre-manche "Doctor Who". (fr)
  • Sydney Cecil Newman OC (født 1. april 1917 i Toronto, Ontario, Canada, død 30. oktober 1997 i Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 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». (no)
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  • '''Sydney Newman''', interviewed in 1984 for the BBC's Oral History Project. (en)
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  • Television producer (en)
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  • Elizabeth McRae (en)
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  • 1962–1967 (en)
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  • Sydney Cecil Newman, OC (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, best remembered for the pioneering work he undertook in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Initially a film editor with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Newman later moved into television with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he began his long association with drama. (en)
  • Sydney Newman est un producteur, scénariste, réalisateur et monteur canadien né le 1917 à Toronto (Canada), décédé le 30 octobre 1997 à Toronto (Canada). Il a créé en 1965 la série devenue mythique et une véritable institution outre-manche "Doctor Who". (fr)
  • Sydney Cecil Newman OC (født 1. april 1917 i Toronto, Ontario, Canada, død 30. oktober 1997 i Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 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. (no)
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  • Sydney Newman (en)
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  • Sydney Cecil (de)
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  • Sydney Cecil Newman (de)
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