Humphrey Burton

personal-info

known-for

Directing

gender

Male

birthday

1931-03-21

place-of-birth

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK

also-known-as

biography

Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.