Shaun Sutton
(19**-19**) British actor and director.
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Biography
Born Shaun Alfred Graham Sutton in Hammersmith, London – 14 May 2004 in Norfolk) was an English television writer, director, producer and executive, who worked in the medium for nearly forty years from the 1950s to the 1990s. His most important role was as the Head of Drama at BBC Television from the late 1960s until 1981, a role he occupied for longer than anyone else.
Married to actress Barbara Leslie in 1948. They had four children.
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Joined the Brian Brooke Company in Cape Town, for a few productions at the beginning of the 1950s.
Awards, etc
Sources
Hawthorne, 2002
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