John Crockett (director)
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John Angus Basil Crockett (1918–1987) was a stage and television director
. He was the second son of Colonel Basil Crockett
DSO
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He directed the Doctor Who
story The Aztecs
in 1964, one of the most highly regarded of the black and white stories. In the 2002 DVD release of the story, the actor John Ringham
is effusive in his praise for Crockett.
In 1939, he was a student of Art at Goldsmiths' College, New Cross, London, UK.
In 1944 he established a theatre company called The Compass Players. It was a travelling company that intended to perform high quality theatre to audiences who would not normally have access to it. During this time Crockett met his wife to be, Anne Marguritte Stern, first daughter of Dr William Joseph Stern OBE, an eminent physicist. They raised their family in the Cotswolds, where he continued to paint.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, John produced a number of plays for both the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Dundee Repertory Theatre.
From Sept.1969 until Dec.1976 he was a teacher of Art and Drama at Downside School
(Somerset, UK.), where he sent one of his three sons, Dr Antony Crockett
FRCGP.
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
. He was the second son of Colonel Basil Crockett
Basil Crockett
Colonel Basil Edwin Crockett, DSO, 1877–1939 was the son of Edwin Arthur Brassey Crockett , and a Colonel in the British Army.Educated at Wellington, he commissioned into the 17th Lancers and attended Staff College in Poona, India, before serving on the Northwest Frontier and with the Gordon...
DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
.
He directed the Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
story The Aztecs
The Aztecs (Doctor Who)
-VHS and DVD releases:*The serial was released on VHS in 1992.*On 21 October 2002, it was released on Region 2 DVD. This release was the first Doctor Who DVD to use the VidFIRE process throughout the whole production.-External links:Fan reviews...
in 1964, one of the most highly regarded of the black and white stories. In the 2002 DVD release of the story, the actor John Ringham
John Ringham
John Henry Ringham was a British character actor of both television and stage who appeared in over a hundred screen appearances in a wide variety of roles....
is effusive in his praise for Crockett.
In 1939, he was a student of Art at Goldsmiths' College, New Cross, London, UK.
In 1944 he established a theatre company called The Compass Players. It was a travelling company that intended to perform high quality theatre to audiences who would not normally have access to it. During this time Crockett met his wife to be, Anne Marguritte Stern, first daughter of Dr William Joseph Stern OBE, an eminent physicist. They raised their family in the Cotswolds, where he continued to paint.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, John produced a number of plays for both the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Dundee Repertory Theatre.
From Sept.1969 until Dec.1976 he was a teacher of Art and Drama at Downside School
Downside School
Downside School is a co-educational Catholic independent school for children aged 11 to 18, located in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, between Norton Radstock and Shepton Mallet in Somerset, south west England. It is attached to Downside Abbey...
(Somerset, UK.), where he sent one of his three sons, Dr Antony Crockett
Antony Crockett
Dr. Antony William Basil Crockett is a British General Practitioner, hospital registrar, medical writer and authority on respiratory disease, particularly asthma and COPD...
FRCGP.
Reference and book
- Plays Without Theatres: Recollections of the Compass Players Travelling Theatre, 1944-52, edited by Pamela Dellar - Highgate Publications (Beverley) Ltd (8 Oct 1989) ISBN 978-0948929274.