Humphrey Burton
Date of birth: 1931-03-21
Place of birth: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
Known for: Directing
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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.
Movie Credits
New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By
1976-12-16
Humphrey Burton introduces two Omnibus USA reports on the arts in New York... that is the arts in th
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
1976-12-02
BBC documentary about the rise of the New German Cinema and several of its most important figures.
The Golden Ring
1965-12-26
Watching the Vienna Philharmonic, Georg Solti, and a stellar cast record Wagner's immense Götterdämm
Gordon Jacob
1959-03-29
A portrait of the English composer Gordon Jacob.
Glenn Gould: Hereafter
2006-04-29
A retrospective of the life and work of Glenn Gould, Hereafter synthesizes an incredible wealth of a
Marevna and Marika
1978-02-09
Documentary on 84-year old Marevna; painter, friend of Picasso and one-time mistress of Diego Rivera
Karajan's Magic and Myth
2014-12-05
Over twenty-five years after his death in July 1989, the controversial Austrian conductor Herbert vo
La Stupenda
1991-06-11
Dubbed ‘La Stupenda’ thirty years ago by an Italian critic, Dame Joan Sutherland and her husband Ric
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009-09-13
A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.
Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen
2008-04-07
Documentary on conductor Herbert van Karajan, focusing on his early adoption of audio and video reco
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk
1971-04-03
Short documentary originally featured on Aquarius containing interviews, concert footage, and gener
The Story of Pantomime
1976-12-23
This 1976 BBC documentary sees Ken Campbell (and his Roadshow) investigate the origins and the devel
The Opera House
2017-10-01
In this documentary, award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the creation of the Metropolitan