Humphrey Burton
Directing
Born: 1931-03-21 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
Died: 2025-12-17
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.
