Royston Morley
John Royston Morley (25 August 1912 – 14 October 1991), was a British television producer, director and writer. He was among the earliest television producers, and also trained new producers for the BBC and in Australia.
Life and career
Morley was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire.[1][2]
His early work for BBC television, beginning in 1937, included a regular slot in
The fledgling television service was taken off the air during the
In 1956 Morley went to Australia to train staff for the
After returning to Britain in the 1960s, Morley produced the long-running BBC television series
Morley died on 14 October 1991 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.[1]
Select credits
- Pygmalion (1948)
- The Admirable Crichton (1950)
- Point of Return (1958)
- The Gladys Half-Hour (1958)
- Chance of a Ghost (1958)
- An Enemy of the People (1958)
- Sixty Point Bold (1959)
- The Seagull (1959)
- Hamlet (1959)
References
- ^ a b c d "Royston Morley", British Film Institute. Retrieved 11 February 2018
- ^ a b "Obituary: Isa Benzie", The Times, 13 July 1988, p. 18
- ^ a b c d e f "Royston Morley", BBC Genome. Retrieved 11 February 2018
- ^ "Obituary: Mr Michael Barry", The Times, 4 July 1988, p. 16
- ^ "He'll teach TV". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 5 September 1956. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Sitsky, Bob (2004). "Alan Burke talks about the early days of Television". ABC TV at Gore Hill in the Fifties. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Hamlet on TV". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 26, no. 5[?]. Australia. 27 May 1959. p. 50. Retrieved 23 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Arts Theatre", The Times, 24 June 1954, p. 10
External links
- Royston Morley at IMDb
- Royston Morley at BFI