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Cedric Messina (14 December 1920 [1] in Port Elizabeth, South Africa — 30 April 1993 in London) [2] was a South-African born British television producer and director who worked for the BBC and is best remembered for his involvement in television productions of classic drama. Early life and career.
Cedric Eugene Messina, television producer: born Port Elizabeth, South Africa 1920; married (one daughter); died London 30 April 1993.
May 17, 1993 · Cedric Messina, a television producer whose work included plays by Shakespeare, died on April 30 in London, the British press reported last week. He was 72. The cause of death was not given....
Cedric Messina (14 December 1920 [1] in Port Elizabeth, South Africa — 30 April 1993 in London) [2] was a South-African born British television producer and director who worked for the BBC and is best remembered for his involvement in television productions of classic drama.
The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and broadcast by BBC Television. Transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985, the series spanned seven seasons and thirty-seven episodes.
After a stint on the popular series Dr Finlay's Casebook (BBC, 1962-1971) he was given the job of overseeing BBC2's premier drama strand Theatre 625 (1964-1968), for which he produced 50 instalments in three years.
Cedric Messina was born in 1920 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He was a producer and director, known for BBC Play of the Month (1965), Theatre 625 (1964) and BBC2 Playhouse (1973). He died on 30 April 1993.
