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John Hawkesworth Biography (1920-)

Born in 1920 in London, England. Addresses: OFFICES--Flat 2, 24 Cottersmore Gardens, London W8, England; Consolidated Productions, 56 Ennismore Gardens, London SW7, England.

Nationality

English

Birth Details

1920

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits; FILM WORK
• Production designer (with Vincent Korda and James Sawyer), The Fallen Idol (also known as The Lost Illusion), British Lion, 1949.
• production designer (with Korda and Joseph Bato), The Third Man, Korda-Selznick Releasing, 1950.
• production designer, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer (MGM), 1951.
• production designer (with Bato), Breaking the Sound Barrier (also known as The Sound Barrier), British Lion, 1952.
• production designer, Saadia, MGM, 1953.
• production designer, The Prisoner, Columbia, 1955.
• producer, Tiger Bay, Rank/Continental, 1959.
• Credits; TELEVISION WORK; SERIES
• Producer, Upstairs, Downstairs, London Weekend Television, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1974-77.
• creator and executive producer, Q.E.D., CBS, 1982.
• producer, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes I, Granada, then Mystery!, PBS, 1985.
• producer, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes II, Granada, then Mystery!, PBS, 1986.
• producer, The Return of Sherlock Holmes II, Granada, then Mystery!, PBS,1988.
• executive producer, Campion, BBC, then Mystery!, PBS, 1989.
• Also producer, The Gold Robbers.
• MINI-SERIES Producer (with Christopher Neame), The Flame Trees of Thika,Euston Film, 1979-80, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1982.
• creator and producer, The Duchess of Duke Street I and II, BBC, 1975- 76,then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1978-80.
• creator and producer, Danger UXB, Thames Television, 1978, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1981.
• executive producer, The Tale of Beatrix Potter, BBC, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1984.
• creator and executive producer, By the Sword Divided I and II, BBC, thenMasterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1986 and 1988.
• Also producer, Oscar, 1984.
• Writings
• See production details above, unless indicated.
• Writings;FILM
• (With Shelley Smith) Tiger Bay, 1959.
• Writings;TELEVISION; SERIES
• Conan Doyle.
• MINI-SERIES The Flame Trees of Thika, 1979-80.
• The Tale of Beatrix Potter, 1984.
• Oscar, 1984.
• Writings;EPISODIC
• Upstairs, Downstairs, 1974-77.
• Danger UXB, 1978.
• The Duchess of Duke Street, 1975-76.
• "The Greek Interpreter," "The Red-Headed League," and "The Final Problem," The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes II, 1986.
• By the Sword Divided, 1986.
• "The Empty House" and "The Second Stain," The Return of Sherlock Holmes I, Granada, then Mystery!, PBS, 1987.
• "Silver Blaze" and "The Bruce Partington Plans," The Return of Sherlock Holmes II, 1988.
• By the Sword Divided II, 1988; also The Gold Robbers, Blackmail, The Hidden Truth, and Crime of Passion.
• Also The Million Pound Bank Note and The Elusive Pimpernel.