Roy Lockwood (8 June 1907 – 25 April 2002) was a British film, television and radio director. His work included directing the radio soap opera Valiant Lady.Buxton, Frank and Owen, Bill (1972). The Big Broadcast: 1920–1950. The Viking Press. SBN 670-16240-x. P. 249.
Radio In 1941, Lockwood left the British Press Service and joined the production staff of NBC in New York City. He joined the staff of the Blue Network as a producer in 1942.
Later, he was head of BBC "productions from America to Britain," which he left to become producer of Light of the World for General Mills on CBS in 1945. While with the BBC, his work included producing The War in the Pacific and a series of broadcasts about United States military forces from their beginnings to what was then the present time.
Television Lockwood was a producer for CBS-TV. His work there included producing Resources for Freedom in 1954.
Film In 1955, Lockwood became a producer-director for Robert Lawrence Productions in New York City.
Filmography 1930 Counterpoint 1933 The Laughter of Fools 1934 Airport 1937 The Mutiny of the Elsinore 1938 You're the Doctor 1940 The Invisible Man Returns 1957 Jamboree
Personal life Lockwood was married to Betty, a native of South Carolina, who survived him by a decade. After living in New York City with her husband, they moved toYarmouth, Maine. She moved to Exeter, New Hampshire, after his death.
Death Lockwood died in 2002, aged 94. He and his wife of 42 years are interred in Riverside Cemetery in Yarmouth.Cemetery Records – Town of Yarmouth
See also
List of film and television directors List of people from Maine List of people from New York City
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