Roy Lockwood Explained

Birth Date:1907 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Death Place:Yarmouth,Maine,USA
Spouse:Betty Lockwood 1960 - 2002
Years Active:1923-1946

Roy Lockwood, (8 June 1907 to 25 April 2002) was a pioneering British film, television and radio director.[1] His work included directing the radio soap opera Valiant Lady.[2]

Radio

In 1941, Lockwood left the British Press Service and joined the production staff of NBC in New York City.[3] He joined the staff of the Blue Network as a producer in 1942.[4]

Later, he was head of BBC "productions from America to Britain," which he left to become producer of Light of the World for General Mills on CBS in 1945.[5] While with the BBC, his work included producing The War in the Pacific[6] and a series of broadcasts about United States military forces from their beginnings to what was then the present time.[7]

Television

Lockwood was a producer for CBS-TV. His work there included producing Resources for Freedom in 1954.[8]

Film

In 1955, Lockwood became a producer-director for Robert Lawrence Productions in New York.[9]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roy Lockwood. https://web.archive.org/web/20170411060032/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f265361. dead. April 11, 2017.
  2. Buxton, Frank and Owen, Bill (1972). The Big Broadcast: 1920-1950. The Viking Press. SBN 670-16240-x. P. 249.
  3. News: Behind the Mike. 18 December 2015. Broadcasting. October 13, 1941. 38.
  4. News: Blue Producers. 18 December 2015. Broadcasting. February 23, 1942. 40.
  5. News: Production. 18 December 2015. Broadcasting. September 24, 1945. 54.
  6. News: BBC's Poll Shows High School Kids Like Dramatized News Segs. 18 December 2015. Billboard. July 14, 1945. 10.
  7. News: BBC's Leathernecks. 18 December 2015. Broadcasting. April 3, 1944. 57.
  8. News: In Review: Resources for Freedom. 18 December 2015. Broadcasting. January 18, 1954. 16.
  9. News: Film People. 18 December 2015. Broadcasting. April 25, 1955. 68.