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Louis Benjamin

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176:, becoming chief executive in 1982 and president in 1985. In that role, which included being in charge of the London Palladium, he was responsible for presenting the Royal Variety Performances held between 1979 and 1985. He was actively involved in show business charities including the 295: 280: 290: 145:
in 1953. In 1959, he was put in charge of Pye Records. Despite an initial lack of musical expertise, he revived the company's status with such stars as
270: 137:. After returning to Britain he resumed work for Moss Empires, becoming an assistant manager at the London Palladium, and then general manager at the 300: 275: 233: 185: 212: 181: 110: 138: 265: 102: 260: 255: 130: 285: 172:
as joint managing director of the ATV television network. In 1980, he became managing director of
125:, London, into a Jewish family; his father was a shoemaker. He worked as an office clerk for the 93:(17 October 1922 – 20 June 1994) was a British entertainment business executive and theatre 134: 106: 249: 158: 177: 173: 146: 126: 154: 98: 94: 169: 150: 142: 191:
He retired in 1989, and died in London after a period of illness in 1994.
122: 97:. Among other leading positions between the 1960s and 1980s, he chaired 45: 162: 64: 165:, and set up the successful Golden Guinea line of budget records. 168:
In 1975, while remaining at Pye, he was appointed by
213:Albert H. Friedlander, "Obituary: Louis Benjamin", 80: 72: 53: 27: 20: 8: 236:Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door 229: 227: 225: 17: 200: 296:British Army personnel of World War II 281:English theatre managers and producers 208: 206: 204: 129:theatre chain, before serving in the 7: 291:20th-century English businesspeople 76:Show business executive, impresario 14: 271:British music industry executives 1: 301:Royal Armoured Corps soldiers 276:English television executives 101:, was a managing director at 238:, Omnibus Press, 2010, p.28 219:. Retrieved 3 December 2020 317: 186:British Music Hall Society 111:Royal Variety Performances 182:Grand Order of Water Rats 131:Royal Armoured Corps 109:, and organised the 91:Isaac Louis Benjamin 32:Isaac Louis Benjamin 174:Stoll Moss Theatres 88: 87: 81:Years active 48:, London, England 308: 240: 231: 220: 210: 135:Second World War 107:London Palladium 60: 41: 39: 18: 316: 315: 311: 310: 309: 307: 306: 305: 246: 245: 244: 243: 234:Nick Talevski, 232: 223: 215:The Independent 211: 202: 197: 121:He was born in 119: 68: 62: 58: 49: 43: 42:17 October 1922 37: 35: 34: 33: 23: 12: 11: 5: 314: 312: 304: 303: 298: 293: 288: 283: 278: 273: 268: 263: 258: 248: 247: 242: 241: 221: 217:, 23 June 1994 199: 198: 196: 193: 139:Winter Gardens 118: 115: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 74: 70: 69: 63: 61:(aged 71) 55: 51: 50: 44: 31: 29: 25: 24: 22:Louis Benjamin 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 313: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 272: 269: 267: 264: 262: 259: 257: 254: 253: 251: 239: 237: 230: 228: 226: 222: 218: 216: 209: 207: 205: 201: 194: 192: 189: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 166: 164: 160: 159:The Searchers 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 116: 114: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 83: 79: 75: 73:Occupation(s) 71: 66: 56: 52: 47: 30: 26: 19: 16: 266:English Jews 235: 214: 190: 178:Variety Club 167: 147:Petula Clark 127:Moss Empires 120: 90: 89: 59:(1994-06-20) 57:20 June 1994 15: 261:1994 deaths 256:1922 births 155:Sandie Shaw 105:and at the 99:Pye Records 286:ITV people 250:Categories 195:References 184:, and the 95:impresario 84:1930s-1989 38:1922-10-17 170:Lew Grade 151:The Kinks 143:Morecambe 117:Biography 67:, England 123:Mile End 46:Mile End 163:Donovan 133:in the 180:, the 161:, and 65:London 54:Died 28:Born 141:in 103:ATV 252:: 224:^ 203:^ 188:. 157:, 153:, 149:, 113:. 40:) 36:(

Index

Mile End
London
impresario
Pye Records
ATV
London Palladium
Royal Variety Performances
Mile End
Moss Empires
Royal Armoured Corps
Second World War
Winter Gardens
Morecambe
Petula Clark
The Kinks
Sandie Shaw
The Searchers
Donovan
Lew Grade
Stoll Moss Theatres
Variety Club
Grand Order of Water Rats
British Music Hall Society



Albert H. Friedlander, "Obituary: Louis Benjamin", The Independent, 23 June 1994


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