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Roy Lockwood | |
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Born | (1907-06-08)June 8, 1907 Bristol, England, U.K. |
Died | April 25, 2002(2002-04-25) (aged 94) Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film, radio and television director |
Years active | 1923–1946 |
Spouse | Betty Lockwood (1960–2002) |
Roy Lockwood (8 June 1907 – 25 April 2002) was a British film, television and radio director. His work included directing the radio soap opera Valiant Lady.
Radio
In 1941, Lockwood left the British Press Service and joined the production staff of NBC in New York City. He joined the staff of the Blue Network as a producer in 1942.
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. While with the BBC, his work included producing The War in the Pacific and a series of broadcasts about United States military forces from their beginnings to what was then the present time.
Television
Lockwood was a producer for CBS-TV. His work there included producing Resources for Freedom in 1954.
Film
In 1955, Lockwood became a producer-director for Robert Lawrence Productions in New York City.
Filmography
- 1930 Counterpoint
- 1933 The Laughter of Fools
- 1934 Airport
- 1937 The Mutiny of the Elsinore
- 1938 You're the Doctor
- 1940 The Invisible Man Returns
- 1957 Jamboree
See also
References
- "Roy Lockwood". Archived from the original on April 11, 2017.
- Buxton, Frank and Owen, Bill (1972). The Big Broadcast: 1920–1950. The Viking Press. SBN 670-16240-x. P. 249.
- "Behind the Mike" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 13, 1941. p. 38. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- "Blue Producers" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 23, 1942. p. 40. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- "Production" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 24, 1945. p. 54. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- "BBC's Poll Shows High School Kids Like Dramatized News Segs". Billboard. July 14, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- "BBC's Leathernecks" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 3, 1944. p. 57. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Film People" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 25, 1955. p. 68. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- "In Review: Resources for Freedom" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 18, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
External links
- Roy Lockwood at IMDb
- 1907 births
- 2002 deaths
- 20th-century English businesspeople
- American radio soap operas
- BBC people
- British radio directors
- Businesspeople from Bristol
- Businesspeople from Maine
- Businesspeople from Manhattan
- CBS
- English expatriates in the United States
- English film directors
- English television directors
- English television producers
- Film directors from Maine
- Film directors from New York City
- Film people from Bristol
- Mass media people from Manhattan
- NBC employees
- People from Yarmouth, Maine
- Television producers from New York City