- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHumphrey McGuire Burton
- Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpousesChristina Hansegård(1970 - December 17, 2025) (his death, 2 children)Gretel Davis(September 1957 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenHelena BurtonMatthew BurtonChris Hockey
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for his services to Music and Broadcasting.
- His first wife Gretel was an actress, and his second wife Christina was a Swedish newsreader and photographer.
- Father, with Gillian Hawser, of Clemency Burton-Hill.
- London W14, England
- Barons Court, London, England
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