Sidney Cole
Sidney Henry Cole (31 October 1908 – 25 January 1998) was a British film and television producer. Earlier in his career he worked as a film editor.
Cole was educated at the
The longest portion of Cole's career though was as a producer, initially credited as an associate producer, for Ealing Studios (where he was employed for eleven years)[3] and the television production company ITC. For ITC he produced Danger Man (US: Secret Agent, 1964–67) and Man in a Suitcase (1967–68). Later he supervised The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972–74) and Dick Turpin (1979–82) for London Weekend Television, the latter via the Gatetarn company he founded with Richard Carpenter and Paul Knight.[4]
Sidney Cole was politically engaged through much of his career. He was involved in making documentaries on the
Selected filmography
- Midshipman Easy (editor, 1935)
- The Avenging Hand (editor, 1936)
- The High Command (editor, 1937)
- Gaslight (editor, 1940)
- Went The Day Well? (editor, 1943)
- Scott Of The Antarctic (associate producer, 1948)
- Secret People (producer, 1952)
- The Adventures Of Robin Hood (producer, 1955)
- The Adventures Of Sir Lancelot (producer, 1956)
- The Buccaneers (producer, 1956)
- Sword Of Sherwood Forest (producer, 1960)
- Danger Man (producer, US: Secret Agent, 1964–67)
- Man In A Suitcase (producer, 1967)
- The Adventures Of Black Beauty (producer, 1972)
- Dick Turpin (producer, 1979)
References
- ^ Brian McFarlane (ed.) The Encyclopedia of British Film, London: BFI/Methuen, 2003, p.129
- ^ Brian McFarlane (ed.) The Encyclopedia of British Film, London: BFI/Methuen, 2003, p.641
- ^ a b BECTU interview of Cole conducted by Alan Lawson (1987) as reproduced on the BFI screenonline website
- ^ Alistair McGown "Carpenter, Richard (1933-2012)", BFI screenonline website
- ^ a b Ann Ogidi Cole, Sidney (1908-1998), BFI scereenonline page
- ^ Matthews, Tom Dewe (7 October 2006). "The outlaws". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
- Sidney Cole at IMDb
- Part 2 of BECTU interview (1987) with Peter Proud conducted by Sid Cole and Alan Lawson reproduced on the BFI screenonline website