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Lew Grade
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Lew Grade, Baron Grade, OStJ (born Lev Winogradsky; 25 December 1906 – 13 December 1998) was a Russian-born British media proprietor and impresario. Originally a dancer, and later…
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Lew Grade, Baron Grade, OStJ (born Lev Winogradsky; 25 December 1906 – 13 December 1998) was a Russian-born British media proprietor and impresario. Originally a dancer, and later a talent agent, Grade's interest in television production began in 1954 when he founded the Incorporated Television Company (ITC; commonly known as ITC Entertainment) to distribute programmes, and following the success of The Adventures of Robin Hood decided to focus on bringing them to the American market. Grade had some success in this field with such series as Gerry Anderson's many Supermarionation series such as Thunderbirds, Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner, and Jim Henson's The Muppet Show. Later, Grade invested in feature film production, but several expensive box-office failures caused him to lose control of ITC, and ultimately resulted in the disestablishment of ATV after it lost its ITV franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lew Grade, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2017
In My Mind
Movie Himself (archive)
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2008
All About 'Thunderbirds'
Movie (archive footage)
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2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Movie Executive Producer
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1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Movie Executive Producer
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1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Movie Executive Producer
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1998
Something to Believe In
Movie Producer
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1998
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
Movie Self (as Lord Grade)
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1994
The World of Jim Henson
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1992
Duel of Hearts
Movie Executive Producer
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1988
The Lady and the Highwayman
Movie Executive Producer
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1987
Just a Song and Dance
Movie
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1985
Mask
Movie Executive Producer
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1984
Six Into One: The Prisoner File
Movie Self
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1982
The Dark Crystal
Movie Executive Producer
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1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Movie Producer
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1981
The Great Muppet Caper
Movie Executive Producer
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1981
Green Ice
Movie Executive Producer
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1981
The Salamander
Movie Producer
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1980
From the Life of the Marionettes
Movie Executive Producer
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1980
Raise the Titanic
Movie Producer
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1980
Magic Night
Movie Self
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1979
Killer Fish
Movie Executive Producer
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1979
The Muppet Movie
Movie Executive Producer
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1978
Autumn Sonata
Movie Producer
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1978
The Boys from Brazil
Movie Presenter
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1978
The Big Sleep
Movie Executive Producer
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1977
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Movie Presenter
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1977
Jesus of Nazareth
TV show Producer
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1977
The Domino Principle
Movie Producer
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1976
Clayhanger
TV show Executive Producer
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1975
A Salute to Sir Lew Grade
Movie Self
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1974
Moses the Lawgiver
TV show Producer
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1974
Father Brown
TV show Creator
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1973
James Paul McCartney
Movie Executive Producer
