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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 ...
Dec 26, 2014 · ATV Icon: Lord Lew Grade – The Early Years. By. Michael Keohan. Published on December 26, 2014. In his final Icon’s special DJ Michael Keohan takes a look at the life and times of media mogul...
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FOR OVER 70 years Lew Grade was a leading figure in British show business. While still in his teens he had become a dancer specialising in the Charleston. Even when he was in his sixties he...
Aug 10, 1993 · Head of ATV, ITC. BIOGRAPHY: Lew Grade immigrated to London from the Ukraine in 1912 and gradually became one of the most influential figures in the history of British television. Leaving school at 14, he entered the entertainment industry as a dancer, before establishing a talent management company.
May 5, 2024 · A profile of Lew Grade, one of the most powerful TV executives who - via companies such as ATV - defined the comedy that appeared on television from the 1950s onwards.
Sep 9, 2012 · In April 1969, The Beatles held 27% of the capital in their publishing company Northern Songs. They wished, however, to take full control of the company, after their former partner and publisher Dick James had opened secret negotiations to sell to television executive Lew Grade.
Lew Grade is probably the closest the British television industry has ever come to having a genuine showbusiness mogul. A flamboyant and canny operator, for a quarter of a century he was the best-known figure in independent television, and certainly one of the most powerful.
