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name: "Paul Dickson"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "18 January 1920"
died: "6 October 2011"
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average_as: "director"
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# Paul Dickson

Director. Born 18 January 1920 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. Died 6 October 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 18 January 1920, Cardiff, Wales, UK
- **Died:** 6 October 2011
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38898929, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225704/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/108681

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Avengers*](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md) (83)

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## Biography

Paul Dickson (1920–2011) was a British director and writer. Born in Cardiff, he served in the Second World War before working as a cameraman and entering documentary filmmaking with World Wide Pictures. His early credits include the award-winning shorts *The Undefeated* (1951) and *David* (1951), made for the Festival of Britain.

Dickson directed episodes of several 1960s television series, including one episode of *The Avengers* (1968), three of *Department S* (1969) and five of *The Champions* (1968). He also worked in advertising and later served as head of direction at the National Film and Television School.

*Sources: imdb.com, independent.co.uk, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Avengers* (1961), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)

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