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Humphrey Burton

Known ForDirecting
Birthday1931-03-21
Age94 years old at death
Date of Death† 2025-12-17
Place of BirthTrowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

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2017
8.2
Documentary

The Opera House

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1976
Documentary

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

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2009
6.8
Documentary
Music

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

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1976

The Story of Pantomime

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2008
Documentary

Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen

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1971
10.0
Documentary

Elton John: Mr. Superfunk

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1959

Gordon Jacob

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1991

La Stupenda

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1976
Documentary

New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By

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2014
Documentary
History

Karajan's Magic and Myth

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1965
7.0
Documentary
Music

The Golden Ring

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2006
8.0
Music
Documentary

Glenn Gould: Hereafter

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1978
8.0
Documentary

Marevna and Marika

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1967
7.2
Documentary

Omnibus

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1978
10.0
Reality

BBC Young Musician

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2022
Documentary

How the BBC Began

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1966

Conversations with Glenn Gould