Waris Hussein
Indian-British television and film director
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Born 1938 · age 88United Kingdom
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Waris Hussein is an Indian-born British 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).
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- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
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