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Waris Hussein
British-Indian television and film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waris Hussein (né Habibullah; born 9 December 1938)[1] 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.[2] He directed early episodes of Doctor Who, including the first serial, An Unearthly Child (1963),[3] and later directed the multiple-award-winning Thames Television serial Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).
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Born | Waris Habibullah (1938-12-09) 9 December 1938 (age 85) Lucknow, United Provinces, British India |
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Occupation(s) | Television and film director |
Years active | 1960–present |
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