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Roy Lockwood, (8 June 1907 to 25 April 2002) was a pioneering
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, television and radio director. His work included directing the radio soap opera ''
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''.Buxton, Frank and Owen, Bill (1972). ''The Big Broadcast: 1920-1950''. The Viking Press. SBN 670-16240-x. P. 249.


Radio

In 1941, Lockwood left the British Press Service and joined the production staff of
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in New York City. He joined the staff of the
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as a producer in 1942. Later, he was head of
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"productions from America to Britain," which he left to become producer of ''Light of the World'' for
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in 1945. While with the BBC, his work included producing ''The War in the Pacific'' and a series of broadcasts about United States military forces from their beginnings to what was then the present time.


Television

Lockwood was a producer for
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-TV. His work there included producing ''Resources for Freedom'' in 1954.


Film

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


Filmography

*1930 Counterpoint * '' The Laughter of Fools'' (1933) *1934 Airport *1937 The Mutiny of the Elsinore * ''
You're the Doctor ''You're the Doctor'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Roy Lockwood and starring Barry K. Barnes, Googie Withers and Norma Varden. The screenplay concerns a young woman who pretends to be ill to avoid going on a cruise with her paren ...
'' (1938) *1940
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*1957 Jamboree


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lockwood, Roy British film directors 1907 births 2002 deaths