Code | DS/UK/23065 |
Name | Bernstein; Sidney (30 January 1899-5 February 1993); Baron Bernstein; British businessman and media executive |
Variations of Name | Sidney Lewis Bernstein |
Dates | 30 January 1899-5 February 1993 |
Gender | Male (cisgender) |
Place of Birth/Origin | Ilford, Essex, England (born) |
Biography | Sidney Lewis Bernstein, Baron Bernstein was a British businessman and media executive who was the founding chairman of the London-based Granada Group and the founder of the Manchester-based Granada Television in 1954. Granada was one of the original four ITA franchisees. He believed the North's media industry had potential to be cultivated. |