Aubrey Singer
Aubrey Singer (born January 21, 1927 in Bradford in Yorkshire , † May 26, 2007 in London ) was a British television producer.
Life
Singer left school at the age of 17 to do an apprenticeship as a film editor. He also spent several years producing films in Africa and later in Austria. He joined the BBC in 1949, was in New York from 1953-56, and produced some science series in the late 1950s that led to the creation of the BBC Science and Features , such as Tomorrow's World and Horizon . From 1974 to 1978 he headed the BBC Two , where in June 1967 the live program Our World was broadcast. In 2006, the TV comedy The Buck Calder Experience was shot based on his concept .
Web links
- Aubrey Singer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- detailed obituary
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Singer, Aubrey |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British television producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bradford , Yorkshire |
DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 2007 |
Place of death | London |