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Jack Barton was a British film producer and director. He was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK on 22 October 1916. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the University of Manchester. Barton began his career in the film industry in the late 1930s, working as an assistant director on a number of British films. He then moved into producing and directing, and was responsible for a number of popular British films in the 1940s and 1950s. These included The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Cruel Sea (1953), and The Dam Busters (1955). Barton was also involved in the production of a number of television series, including The Avengers (1961-1969), The Saint (1962-1969), and The Champions (1968-1969). Barton died in London on 28 April, 1989, aged 72.

Popular As Fred Bernard Barton
Occupation producer,director
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 22 October 1916
Birthday 22 October
Birthplace Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Date of death 28 October, 2002
Died Place Midhurst, West Sussex, England, UK
Nationality United Kingdom

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His wife is Yvonne Watts (1947 - 28 October 2002) ( his death) ( 1 child)
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Jack Barton Net Worth

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1988

When the plug was finally pulled on the show in 1988, after 4,500 programmes there was a public outcry but Central Television refused to reconsider.

1984

In 1984 Barton finally left the series and was replaced by the Australian Phillip Bowman.

1975

One of the show's biggest storylines, directed by Barton, featured the 1975 wedding of Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon) to Hugh Mortimer (John Bentley) which brought the city of Birmingham to a standstill.

1967

The programmes heavy workload was cut to four episodes a week in 1967, and then, on the instructions of the IBA, which was concerned about the shows quality, to three episodes a week in 1980.

1964

Jack Barton was the producer of the UK soap opera, Crossroads (1964), during the 1970s. Barton was noted for tackling controversial subjects and during his tenure the soap covered subjects such as rape, racism, bigamy, test-tube pregnancies, physical handicap and Downs Syndrome. Born in Manchester Fred Bernard 'Jack' Barton had an interest in showbusiness from an early age. At 15 he joined Bertram Mills' Circus and at 17 moved to London where he studied tap dancing. Later he toured with stars such as Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale in musical comedies. During WW2 he served in the RAF and on being demobbed he moved to Scotland where he worked as a producer in variety shows.

Crossroads, a new soap that featured everyday events at a Midland hotel, was launched by ATV in 1964 and Barton became one of the regular directors of the show. Under his auspices celebrities queued up to appear in Crossroads: Max Wall, Ken Dodd and Larry Grayson were just a few who were guest stars.

1955

In 1955 he joined the newley formed ATV in Birmingham as a producer on shows such as Lunch Box, hosted by Noele Gordon.

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