Shaun Sutton

    Known For

    Production

    Birthday

    October 14, 1919

    Day of Death

    May 14, 2004 (84 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Hammersmith, London, UK

    Shaun Sutton

    Biography

    Shaun Alfred Graham Sutton (14 October 1919 – 14 May 2004) was an English television writer, director, producer and executive, who worked in the medium for nearly forty years from the 1950s to the 1990s. His most important role was as the Head of Drama at BBC Television from the late 1960s until 1981, a role he occupied for longer than anyone else.

    Known For

    • Macbeth

      Macbeth

      1983

    • Cymbeline

      Cymbeline

      1983

    • The Importance of Being Earnest

      The Importance of Being Earnest

      1988

    • Z-Cars

      Z-Cars

      1962

    • King Lear

      King Lear

      1982

    • The Comedy of Errors

      The Comedy of Errors

      1983

    • Titus Andronicus

      Titus Andronicus

      1985

    • The Browning Version

      The Browning Version

      1985

    • Love's Labour's Lost

      Love's Labour's Lost

      1985

    • Arms and the Man

      Arms and the Man

      1989

    • The Tragedy of Coriolanus

      The Tragedy of Coriolanus

      1984

    • The Life and Death of King John

      The Life and Death of King John

      1984

    • Absurd Person Singular

      Absurd Person Singular

      1985

    • What the Butler Saw

      What the Butler Saw

      1987

    • Pericles, Prince of Tyre

      Pericles, Prince of Tyre

      1984