Howard Thomas

UK radio producer and TV executive (1909–1986)

Howard Thomas CBE (5 March 1909 – 6 November 1986) was a Welsh radio producer and television executive.2

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Born Mar 5, 1909, died Nov 6, 1986.1

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Career

Occupation: radio producer, producer, film producer.5

Thomas began his career typing invoices for a firm of wire-drawers in Manchester. While doing that job, he taught himself to write newspaper articles and short plays. When some of these articles were published, he managed to get a job in the firm's advertising department. That job enabled Thomas to mix with advertising agents and through networking he obtained a position with F John Roe, one of Manchester's advertising agencies.

He moved to the London agency F C Prichard Wood and Partners, and he continued to write articles, having a London entertainment column in the Manchester Evening Chronicle. This column was spotted by the London Press Exchange and he was hired by them as a copywriter.

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Personal life

  • BornMar 5, 1909, Monmouthshire6
  • DiedNov 6, 1986, Henley-on-Thames7
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland8

Howard Thomas married Hilda in 1934 and they had two daughters, Rosemary and Carol.

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1967.

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Awards

  • Date not recordedCommander of the Order of the British Empire9
  • Date not recordedInternational Emmy Directorate Award9

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