Anthony Coburn Net Worth

Anthony Coburn Net Worth is
$1.2 Million

Anthony Coburn Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Anthony Coburn (10 December 1927 – 28 April 1977) was an Australian television writer and producer, who spent much of his professional career living and working in the United Kingdom. He moved to the UK around 1950, where he joined the staff of BBC Television. While working as a staff writer for the BBC in 1963 and living in Herne Bay, Kent that he became involved in the early development of the science-fiction series Doctor Who.He liaised closely with the series' first story editor, David Whitaker, on establishing the format and characters of the show, which had been initiated by various BBC drama executives before being handed on to the new production team. It is believed to have been Coburn's idea for the Doctor's travelling companion, Susan, to be his granddaughter, as he was disturbed by the possible sexual connotations of an old man travelling with an unrelated teenager.Coburn wrote four full serials for the programme, An Unearthly Child, The Robots (also known as The Masters of Luxor) and two other unnamed scripts.Only An Unearthly Child was produced and it was the first ever Doctor Who serial to be made, despite both Coburn and the production team's misgivings about its prehistoric settings. The Robots was continually delayed and put back in production order, and then finally rejected — following this, Coburn severed his links with the show.He was the co-creator of Warship with Ian Mackintosh, a popular British television drama series that centred on the Royal Navy. The programme was aired by the BBC between 1973 and 1977. A book was also published in 1973 to coincide with the series.Coburn died in 1977 of a heart attack while producing the second series of the BBC 'period' drama Poldark.

Date Of BirthDecember 10, 1927, Melbourne, Australia
DiedApril 28, 1977, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Place Of BirthMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
ProfessionProducer, Writer, Actor
#Fact
1It is believed to have been Coburn's idea for the Doctor's traveling companion, Susan, to be his granddaughter, as he was disturbed by the possible sexual connotations of an old man traveling with an unrelated teenager.
2When redoing a draft of ''An Unearthly Child'' written by C.E. Webber, he came up with the TARDIS' now iconic Police Telephone Box disguise.
3He wrote the first ever episode of "Doctor Who".

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Poldark1977TV Series producer - 4 episodes
Quiller1975TV Series producer
The Venturers1975TV Series producer
Warship1973-1974TV Series producer - 19 episodes
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night1972TV Movie producer
The Venturers1972TV Movie producer
Sutherland's Law1972TV Movie producer
The Regiment1972TV Series producer - 7 episodes
The View from Daniel Pike1971TV Series producer - 1 episode
The Befrienders1970TV Movie producer
The Borderers1969-1970TV Series producer - 16 episodes
Vendetta1968TV Series producer - 8 episodes

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Sutherland's Law1973TV Series writer - 1 episode
Sutherland's Law1972TV Movie
The View from Daniel Pike1971TV Series
The Borderers1970TV Series writer - 1 episode
Vendetta1967-1968TV Series 3 episodes
Emergency-Ward 101967TV Series writer - 1 episode
King of the River1966TV Series writer - 1 episode
The NewcomersTV Series 1 episode, 1965 story - 20 episodes, 1965 - 1966 script - 4 episodes, 1965 - 1966 writer - 4 episodes, 1965
Heiress of Garth1965TV Mini-Series
The Children of the New ForestTV Series dramatisation - 5 episodes, 1964 adaptation - 1 episode, 1964
Doctor Who1963TV Series written by - 4 episodes
Maigret1963TV Series writer - 1 episode
Dr. Finlay's Casebook1963TV Series writer - 1 episode
BBC Sunday-Night Play1963TV Mini-Series writer - 1 episode
The Watching Cat1961TV Movie adaptation
Knight Errant Limited1960TV Series 1 episode

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Thursday Theatre1964TV SeriesTaxi driver

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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