Sidney Bernstein, Baron Bernstein
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Sidney Lewis Bernstein, Baron Bernstein (30 January 1899 – 5 February 1993) was a British businessman and media executive who was the founding chairman of the London-based Granada Group and the founder of the Manchester-based Granada Television in 1954. Granada was one of the original four ITA franchises. He believed the North's media industry had potential to be cultivated.
The Lord Bernstein | |
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Born | Sidney Lewis Bernstein (1899-01-30)30 January 1899 |
Died | 5 February 1993(1993-02-05) (aged 94) London, England |
Occupation | Television executive |
Known for | Founder of Granada Television Chairman of the Granada Group |
Spouses | Zoe Farmer
(m. 1936; div. 1946)Sandra Malone (m. 1954) |
Children | 3, including Jane |
Although born in Essex, Bernstein became an adopted northerner, building Granada Television, which created a proud heritage of television broadcasting in Manchester; a legacy which continues.[1][2] He is described by the British Film Institute (BFI) as the "dominant influence on the growth and development of commercial television in Britain".[3]
Bernstein was awarded a life peerage by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1969 Birthday Honours List for his services to television, and in 1984 he was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to British television culture.[4]