Norman Felton

Norman Felton ( born April 29, 1913 in London, England; † June 25, 2012 in Santa Barbara, California ) was an American -born as a British television film producer, known for his work in television shows such as The Man from UNCLE and Dr. Kildare, both published on the NBC television network.

Life

Felton was born in London, England, as the son of John Felton, a lithographer, and Gertrude Anne Felton, a cleaning lady, was born. Felton left school at the age of 13 years to go to work. 1929 the family moved to the U.S., where they settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Felton broke from his job as a truck driver, to visit the The University of Iowa, where in 1940 he received the bachelor's degree and a master in the following year. 1940 Felton married Aline Stotts. They had three children together.

Career

Felton began to perform in theater directing before he became a producer for radio stations for NBC in Chicago. In 1950 he moved to New York City to perform there directing live shows. In 1959, he won an Emmy for Robert Montgomery Presents.

Felton experienced the heyday of his career in the 1960s, when he all classic television series, including The Man from UNCLE and Dr. Kildare, produced.

Felton offered to James Bond actor Ian Fleming, in his TV production UNCLE to participate. 1965 Felton won the Golden Globe for the series The Man from UNCLE and an Emmy in 1966 for the same series.

Felton did a cameo in his TV series UNCLE as a chess player in a party scene in the first episode, "The Giuoco Piano Affair " held.

At this time he was also Executive Producer of all television series, all from 1962 to 1964 broadcast on NBC: Wendell Corey, Jack Ging, Ralph Bellamy and The Eleventh Hour. He also produced

In 1975 he produced the television film Babe, for which he also who accepted an Emmy, and 1979 And Your Name Is Jonah, also a TV movie. He also produced the series Hawkins, a drama, with James Stewart in the lead role and the prime-time soap Executive Suit.

In 1997 he was nominated for his life's work at the Producers Guild of America.

Felton died on June 25, 2012 in Santa Barbara, California with an age of 99 years of old age.

Awards

• Of the Death Penalty Focus Organizations - Aline and Norman Felton Humanitarian Award
• Producers Guild of America - Norman Felton Producer of the Year