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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lew_GradeLew Grade - Wikipedia

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   Lew Grade, Baron Grade, OStJ (born Lev Winogradsky; 25 December 1906 – 13 December 1998) was a Russian-born British media proprietor and impresario.

2. www.rogerebert.com › interviews › remembering-lew-gradeRemembering Lew Grade | Interviews | Roger Ebert

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   Dec 15, 1998 · Roger Ebert recounts how Billy Baxter, a Cannes legend, convinced Lew Grade, a British entertainment mogul, to take him and his friends on a yacht cruise. He also shares some anecdotes about Grade's life, career and personality.

3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0333528Lew Grade - Biography - IMDb

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   Lew Grade was a British entertainment impresario who founded ITC Entertainment and produced The Saint, The Prisoner, Thunderbirds, Space: 1999 and Jesus of Nazareth. He was also a talent agent, a movie producer and a TV network owner who was knighted and made a baron.

   • Birth Date: December 25, 1906

   • Death Date: December 13, 1998

4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0333528Lew Grade - IMDb

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   Lew Grade was a British entertainment impresario who founded ITC Entertainment and produced The Muppet Show, Jesus of Nazareth and more. He was knighted and made a life peer for his services to international trade and show business.

   • Occupation: Producer, Additional Crew
   • Birth Date: December 25, 1906

   • Author: Lew Grade
   • Death Date: December 13, 1998

5. www.independent.co.uk › arts-entertainment › obituaryObituary: Lord Grade | The Independent | The Independent

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   A tribute to Lew Grade, a leading figure in British show business and television for over 70 years. He was known for his flair for discovering talent, his cigars, his humour and his Jewish identity.

6. www.nytimes.com › 1998/12/14 › nyregionLew Grade, 91, Flamboyant Shaper of British TV and Movies

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   Dec 14, 1998 · Lew Grade, an immigrant boy from the slums of London's East End who rose to become Britain's biggest impresario of popular entertainment, died here today at the age of 91.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Lew Grade, Baron Grade of Elstree (born December 25, 1906, Tokmak, Russia—died December 13, 1998, London, England) was a Russian-born British motion picture, television, and theatrical producer.

   Lew Grade, Baron Grade of Elstree - Encyclopedia Britannica

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   Who is Sir Lew Grade?

   • Lew Grade. Additional Crew: The Boys from Brazil. Sir Lew (later Lord) Grade, the English entertainment impresario whom critics loved to disparage as "Sir Low Grade," was born Louis Winogradsky on December 25, 1906, in Tokmak, Ukraine, in the former Russian Empire.

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   Who are Lew Grade & Leslie Grade?

   • Lew Grade and his brother Leslie Grade founded a talent agency in 1933 that grew into the largest in the UK. With partner Joe Collins, father of Joan and Jackie Collins, the agency eventually represented some of the biggest and most prestigious stars in British show business, including Sir Ralph Richardson and Lord Laurence Olivier.

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   How did Lew Grade become famous?

   • The Grade family came to dominate show business in Britain. Lew Grade's younger brother Bernard, also a Lord, was head of EMI, then became chief of Trusthouse Forte's leisure division, which he bought out in 1983 to form First Leisure Corporation.

   Lew Grade, 91, Flamboyant Shaper of British TV and Movies

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   How did Lew Grade get his name?

   • He took the name Grade (which was also adopted by his brother Leslie) when he became a professional dancer, and as Lew Grade, the World Charleston Champion of 1926, he made his way into show business. Lew Grade and his brother Leslie Grade founded a talent agency in 1933 that grew into the largest in the UK.

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   How did Lew Grade become a professional dancer?

   • His fate was changed when he won a Charleston competition at the Albert Hall in 1926. He took the name Grade (which was also adopted by his brother Leslie) when he became a professional dancer, and as Lew Grade, the World Charleston Champion of 1926, he made his way into show business.

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8. www.britannica.com › biography › Lew-Grade-BaronLew Grade, Baron Grade of Elstree | British TV executive ...

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   Lew Grade, Baron Grade of Elstree was a Russian-born British motion picture, television, and theatrical producer. The son of a Jewish tailor’s assistant, he immigrated with his family to England in 1912 and dropped out of school at age 14 to help in the family business. At age 20 he changed his.