Waris Hussein
Waris Hussein | |
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United Provinces , British India | |
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Occupation(s) | Television and film director |
Years active | 1960–present |
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Waris Hussein (
Early life
Hussein was born Waris Habibullah in
He was educated at
Career
After graduating in 1960, he joined the BBC to train as a director. He also changed his name from Habibullah to Hussein:
"It sounded like the King of Jordan then, but [later] turned out to be more like Saddam – and that doesn't help in life".[1]
Hussein directed the first Doctor Who serial, An Unearthly Child, in 1963, although he was unsure about the effect directing television science fiction would have on his career:
"[I was] a graduate from Cambridge with honours, and you're directing this piece about cavemen in skins [..] I thought, 'Where have I landed up in my life?'"[3]
In 1964, Hussein returned to the series to direct most of the fourth serial,
Hussein's feature film
In the 1980s and 1990s, Hussein directed several
Hussein directed
In the BBC docu-drama An Adventure in Space and Time (2013), about the creation of Doctor Who, Hussein was portrayed by Sacha Dhawan.[1]
Awards
Hussein received a Best Drama Series or Serial
Personal life
Hussein is gay, lost a partner of twelve years to AIDS in the 1980s,[19] and discussed his own sexuality and the wider subject in a 2017 episode of the Doctor Who: The Fan Show.[20]
Director credits
- A Passage to India (play) (1965)
- A Touch of Love (1969)
- Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)
- Melody (1971)
- The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)
- Henry VIII and his Six Wives(1972)
- Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973)
- Arch of Triumph (1984)
- Murder Between Friends (1994) [21]
- Sixth Happiness (1997)
References
- ^ a b c d Mulkern, Patrick (16 October 2013). "Doctor Who's Waris Hussein on William Hartnell, Bette Davis, & Peter Cook loathing David Frost". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ a b Bhuchar, Suman (12 February 2018). "Waris Hussein breaking through BFI Season – Emmy and BAFTA winning director talks about 'Doctor Who', Richard Burton and 'A Passage to India' and 'Edward & Mrs Simpson'". Asian Culture Vulture. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b Sweney, Mark (16 October 2013). "Doctor Who director exposes William Hartnell as reluctant first Time Lord". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Saidanpur (Taluq)". World of Royalty. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- OCLC 185201487. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Attia Hosain". The Open University. 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Twelfth Night (Cambridge)". mckellen.com. 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Past Productions". The Marlowe Society. 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Caesar and Cleopatra with Ian McKellen". mckellen.com. 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Marco Polo". BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Angelini, Sergio (2003–2014). "Passage to India, A (1965)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b Angelini, Sergio (2013). "BFI Screenonline: Hussein, Waris (1938- )". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Martin, Dan (14 February 2013). "Doctor Who classic episode #1: An Unearthly Child". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - The Reunion, Doctor Who". BBC Radio 4. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "A Touch of Love - Awards". imdb.com. 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Sixth Happiness". British Film Institute. 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- BAFTA. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Copacabana". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Mulkern, Patrick (17 October 2013). "Doctor Who director Waris Hussein on Burton and Taylor, racism and An Adventure in Space and Time". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ Doctor Who: The Fan Show (28 July 2017). "LGBTQ In The Worlds Of Doctor Who". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Roberta Bernstein, "Murder Between Friends", in Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews, 1993-1994, January 11, 1994, p. 12
External links
- Waris Hussein at IMDb