About Oliver Horsbrugh
Lived 1937 – 2009 (aged 71–72). Oliver Horsbrugh was a television director.
Oliver Horsbrugh (1937 – August 2009) was a British television director most recently for Emmerdale. He also directed episodes of the top rated ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street, from the early 1970s. He won a BAFTA as part of the Emmerdale team in 2001 when the programme was awarded the Best Soap Award.
Horsbrugh was born to a family of actors; Walter Horsbrugh and Sheila Beckett.
His early training was at the BBC.
His daughter Rebecca is a sports journalist with SNTV, the sports television arm of Associated Press TV.
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Who was Oliver Horsbrugh?
British television director (1937-2009)
When was Oliver Horsbrugh born?
Oliver Horsbrugh was born on 13 November 1937.
When did Oliver Horsbrugh die?
Oliver Horsbrugh died in 2009.
What was Oliver Horsbrugh's occupation?
Oliver Horsbrugh was a television director.
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