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About
British author, and host of Masterpiece Theatre on Public Television from 1972 until 1992.
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Before Fame
As a young man, he was the editor of Granta and set up The Mummers, Cambridge's first mixed sex theatre group.
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Trivia Fact
While his father was a minister,, his son became a folk singer, so he felt like he was somewhere in the middle, having been on radio and TV giving his opinions.
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Family Life:
Married Ruth Emerson on August 24th 1934, after graduating Harvard University.
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Associated With
He misjudged James Mason early on and told him to stay out of the arts.