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Francis Essex (24 March 1929 – 5 March 2009) was a British television and stage producer,
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and composer. Essex's career spanned several decades during which he worked for several TV production companies. His jobs included: Light Entertainment Producer for the
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channel in the UK from 1954 to 1960; Senior Producer for the ATV (
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) Network from 1960 to 1965; Controller of Programmes at
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from 1965 to 1969; Network Production Controller at ATV from 1969 to 1976; Member of the ATV Board of Directors from 1974; Director of Production at ATV from 1976 to 1981 and Chairman of the ITV Children's Network Committee from 1976 to 1981. Essex's numerous works for the theatre include ''Bells of St Martins'' at the St Martin's Theatre in 1953, which he wrote and presented. He also devised and directed ''Six of One'' at the
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in 1964, and was the author of '' Jolson The Musical'' at the
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in 1995. Essex's scripts include; ''The Gentle Flame'' (for Julie Andrews), ''The Shillingbury Blowers'' (for
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), ''Quincy's Quest'' (for
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), ''The Shillingbury Tales'' (series), the ''Cuffry'' series (for
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) and "The Silent Scream
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in the series ''
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''. His numerous musical scores include ''Luke's Kingdom'', ''The Seas Must Live'' and ''The Lightning Tree''. Essex was also the author of the '' Shillingbury Tales''
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(1983), ''Skerrymor Bay'' (1984) and the children's film '' Gabrielle and the Doodleman''. His awards and accreditations include: Fellow, Royal Television Society; BAFTA Light Entertainment Award, 1964; Leonard Brett Award, 1964 and 1981; and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical 1996 for ''Jolson The Musical''. Essex married Jeanne Shires in 1956; the couple had two sons, Martin and Stephen (deceased). Three grandchildren Martine Gillies & two grandsons


Selected filmography

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References


Producer, Director and Writer A Personal Anthology


External links

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Obituary in ''The Times''Obituary in ''The Guardian''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Essex, Francis 1929 births 2009 deaths English composers English male screenwriters English television producers Laurence Olivier Award winners People from Brentwood, Essex 20th-century English screenwriters