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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lew_GradeLew Grade - Wikipedia

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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 ...

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3. www.independent.co.uk › arts-entertainment › obituaryObituary: Lord Grade | The Independent | The Independent

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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...

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   Who is Lew Grade?

   • End of interview. 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.

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   How did Lew Grade become a dancer?

   • Grade subsequently became a professional dancer going by the name Louis Grad; he changed this name to Lew Grade, which came from a Paris reporter's typing error that Grade liked and decided to keep. He was signed as a dancer by Joe Collins (father of Jackie and Joan Collins) in 1931.

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   Is Lew Grade the same as Alan Sapper?

   • Alan Sapper : Absolutely. Lew Grade : I mean, I didn't care whether it's the lift man or whether it's the managing director of the company, they are all the same to me. Alan Sapper : Absolutely. You must have been absolutely astonished to what's happened to television, in the last two, three years. Lew Grade : Oh! Unbelievable.

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5. www.comedy.co.uk › comedy_chronicles › lew-gradeOne Lew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: How Lew Grade knocked ...

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   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.

6. www.atvtoday.co.uk › p48183-lewgradeATV Icon: Lord Lew Grade – The Early Years

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   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...

7. historyproject.org.uk › interview › lew-gradeThe British Entertainment History Project | Lew Grade

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   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.

8. www.screenonline.org.uk › people › idBFI Screenonline: Grade, Lord Lew (1906-1998) Biography

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   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.

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10. archive.org › details › allmyshowsaregre0000chesAll my shows are great : the life of Lew Grade : Chester ...

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    The birth of commercial television saw him win a franchise with ATV, where Grade was a pioneer of popular culture, responsible for such TV hits as Saturday Night at the London Palladium, Robert Powell's epic portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth and bringing shows like Thunderbirds and The Muppets to British TV screens.