
Sydney Newman
Sydney Cecil Newman, OC (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newman was appointed Acting Director of the Broadcast Programs Branch for the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) and then head of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He also occupied senior positions at the Canadian Film Development Corporation and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and acted as an advisor to the Secretary of State. During his time in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, he worked first with the Associated British Corporation (ABC, now Thames Television), before moving across to the BBC in 1962, holding the role of Head of Drama with both organisations. During this phase of his career, he was responsible for initiating two hugely popular television programmes, the spy-fi series The Avengers and the science-fiction series Doctor Who, as well as overseeing the production of groundbreaking social realist drama series such as Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play. The Museum of Broadcast Communications describes Newman as "the most significant agent in the development of British television drama." His obituary in The Guardian declared that "For ten brief but glorious years, Sydney Newman ... was the most important impresario in Britain ... His death marks not just the end of an era but the laying to rest of a whole philosophy of popular art." In Quebec, as commissioner of the NFB, he attracted controversy for his decision to suppress distribution of several politically sensitive films by French Canadian directors. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
悉尼·塞西尔·纽曼(1917年4月1日—1997年10月30日)是加拿大电影电视制作人,在20世纪50年代末至60年代末期间对英国电视剧发展作出了开创性贡献。1970年返回加拿大后,纽曼被任命为加拿大广播电视委员会广播节目部代理总监,随后出任加拿大国家电影局主席。他曾在加拿大电影发展公司、加拿大广播公司担任高级职务,并担任国务部长顾问。 20世纪五六十年代在英国期间,他先供职于联合英国公司(现泰晤士电视台),1962年转至英国广播公司,在这两家机构均担任戏剧部总监。此间他主导开创了两档风靡全国的电视节目——科幻谍战剧《复仇者》与科幻系列剧《神秘博士》,并监制了《扶手椅剧院》《周三剧场》等突破性社会现实主义剧集。 广播通信博物馆评价纽曼为“英国电视剧发展史上最具影响力的推动者”。《卫报》在讣告中称:“在这短暂而辉煌的十年间,悉尼·纽曼堪称英国最重要的文化推手……他的逝世不仅标志着一个时代的终结,更意味着一套大众艺术哲学体系的消逝。” 在魁北克担任国家电影局专员期间,他因压制多位法裔加拿大导演涉及政治敏感题材影片的发行而引发争议。
悉尼·塞西爾·紐曼(1917 年 4 月 1 日 — 1997 年 10 月 30 日)是加拿大電影電視制作人,在 20 世紀 50 年代末至 60 年代末期間對英國電視劇發展作出了開創性貢獻。1970 年返回加拿大後,紐曼被任命為加拿大廣播電視委員會廣播節目部代理總監,隨後出任加拿大國家電影局主席。他曾在加拿大電影發展公司、加拿大廣播公司擔任高級職務,並擔任國務部長顧問。 20 世紀五六十年代在英國期間,他先供職於聯合英國公司(現泰晤士電視台),1962 年轉至英國廣播公司,在這兩家機構均擔任戲劇部總監。此間他主導開創了兩檔風靡全國的電視節目——科幻諜戰劇《恕難恕》與科幻系列劇《神秘博士》,並監制了《扶手椅劇院》《週三劇場》等突破性社會現實主義劇集。 廣播通信博物館評價紐曼為“英國電視劇發展史上最具影響力的推動者”。《衞報》在訃告中稱:“在這短暫而輝煌的十年間,悉尼·紐曼堪稱英國最重要的文化推手……他的逝世不僅標志着一個時代的終結,更意味着一套大眾藝術哲學體系的消逝。” 在魁北克擔任國家電影局專員期間,他因壓制多位法裔加拿大導演涉及政治敏感題材影片的發行而引發爭議。
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