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Waris Hussein

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Waris Hussein (né Habibullah; born 9 December 1938) is a British-Indian television and film director. At the beginning of his career he was employed by the BBC as its youngest drama director. He directed early episodes of Doctor Who, including the first serial, An Unearthly Child (1963), and later directed the multiple-award-winning Thames Television serial Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).

Source: Wikidata , August 2023

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Born
9 Dec 1938
Production Places
United Kingdom

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ACMI Identifier

30278

Wikidata

Q2570928

VIAF

26145641

LOC Auth

n88051133

WorldCat

lccn-n88051133

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