Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.
Humphrey Burton has 98 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Signature works include Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde, Pelléas and Mélisande, Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
