Oscar Whitbread


Oscar Ralph Whitbread was an English-Australian producer who worked extensively in television.
He moved to Australia in the late 1940s. Whitbread started his career at the ABC in 1956, where he served as the Head of Drama, before switching to the same position with the Seven Network. He was responsible for numerous successful series including Bellbird, The Flying Doctors and the miniseries Power Without Glory.
Whitbread was the senior executive producer at Crawford Productions and also worked in England for the BBC, Thames Television, Grenada Television and London Weekend Television.

Personal life

Whitbread was married to Corinne Kerby. He died on 16 May 2016 after a long illness.

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