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Roy Lockwood | |
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| Born | June 8, 1907 |
| Died | April 25, 2002 (aged 94) Yarmouth,Maine,USA |
| Years active | 1923-1946 |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Lockwood 1960 - 2002 |
Roy Lockwood, (8 June 1907 to 25 April 2002) was a pioneering British film, television and radio director. [1] His work included directing the radio soap opera Valiant Lady . [2]
In 1941, Lockwood left the British Press Service and joined the production staff of NBC in New York City. [3] He joined the staff of the Blue Network as a producer in 1942. [4]
Later, he was head of BBC "productions from America to Britain," which he left to become producer of Light of the World for General Mills on CBS in 1945. [5] While with the BBC, his work included producing The War in the Pacific [6] and a series of broadcasts about United States military forces from their beginnings to what was then the present time. [7]
Lockwood was a producer for CBS-TV. [8] His work there included producing Resources for Freedom in 1954. [9]
In 1955, Lockwood became a producer-director for Robert Lawrence Productions in New York. [8]
James Neville Mason was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films included The Seventh Veil (1945) and The Wicked Lady (1945). He starred in Odd Man Out (1947), the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film.
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