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John Street(1914-2008)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Editor
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John Street was born on 1 July 1914 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for The Max Wall Show (1956), Citizen James (1960) and A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958). He was married to Joan Johnstone. He died on 13 November 2008 in England.
BornJuly 1, 1914
DiedNovember 13, 2008(94)
BornJuly 1, 1914
DiedNovember 13, 2008(94)
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Known for

The Max Wall Show
TV Series
  • Director
Citizen James (1960)
Citizen James
7.2
TV Series
  • Producer
Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
A Christmas Night with the Stars
5.9
TV Series
  • Producer
Comedy Playhouse (1961)
Comedy Playhouse
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Benny and the Jets (2000)
    Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Benny and the Jets
    6.3
    Video
    • producer
    • 2000
  • The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also (1990)
    The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also
    7.9
    TV Series
    • produced by
    • 1990
  • Mantovani and His Concert Orchestra
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1974
  • Joyce Grenfell
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Comedy Tonight from the Talk of the Town
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971
  • The Carol Burnett Show in London
    8.0
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1970
  • The Jimmy Logan Show
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969
  • The Talk of the Town
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1969
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968
  • International Cabaret (1964)
    International Cabaret
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Dick Emery in The Dick Emery Show (1963)
    The Dick Emery Show
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963–1968
  • Sorry I'm Single
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
    Comedy Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963–1967
  • Not Only... But Also (1965)
    Not Only... But Also
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Foreign Affairs
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966

Director

  • Joyce Grenfell
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Meanwhile on BBC2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
    Comedy Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966–1967
  • Something Special (1967)
    Something Special
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Joyce Grenfell (1964)
    Joyce Grenfell
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
    A Christmas Night with the Stars
    5.9
    TV Series
    • segment director
    • 1959–1963
  • Citizen James (1960)
    Citizen James
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The World Our Stage (1958)
    The World Our Stage
    TV Series
    • director: Hit the Headlines
    • 1958
  • The World Our Stage
    TV Special
    • live segments
    • 1957
  • The Max Wall Show
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956

Editor

  • Damned in the U.S.A. (1992)
    Damned in the U.S.A.
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1992
  • Jeremy Beadle in Beadle's About (1986)
    Beadle's About
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1986
  • Rowan Atkinson in Canned Laughter (1979)
    Canned Laughter
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 1, 1914
    • Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 13, 2008
    • England
  • Spouse
    • Joan Johnstone1948 - ?

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was recruited by Benny Hill in 1979 to edit his first ten years' worth of shows for Thames TV for US half-hour syndication, after previously working with Hill as producer of his BBC variety show from 1957 to 1961, and of his 1962-1963 BBC half-hour sitcom/anthology.

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