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The Lord Bernstein | |
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| Born | Sidney Lewis Bernstein 30 January 1899 |
| Died | 5 February 1993 (aged 94) London, England |
| Occupation | Television executive |
| Known for | Founder of Granada Television Chairman of the Granada Group |
| Spouses | Zoe Farmer
(m. 1936; div. 1946)Sandra Malone (m. 1954) |
| Children | 3, including Jane |
Sidney Lewis Bernstein, Baron Bernstein (30 January 1899 – 5 February 1993) was a British businessman and media executive who was the founding chairman of the London-based Granada Group and the founder of the Manchester-based Granada Television in 1954. Granada was one of the original four ITA franchises. He believed the North's media industry had potential to be cultivated.
Although born in Essex, Bernstein became an adopted northerner, building Granada Television, which created a proud heritage of television broadcasting in Manchester; a legacy which continues.[1][2] He is described by the British Film Institute (BFI) as the "dominant influence on the growth and development of commercial television in Britain".[3]
Bernstein was awarded a life peerage by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1969 Birthday Honours List for his services to television, and in 1984 he was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to British television culture.[4]
- ^ Feddy, Kevin (11 April 2006). "Sidney Bernstein". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ Feddy, Kevin (4 July 2006). "Our greatest-ever business leaders". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Bernstein, Sidney (1899-1993)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 44863". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1969. pp. 5961–5993.