Jack Good | |
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Born | Greenford, London, England | 7 August 1931
Died | 24 September 2017 Oxfordshire, England | (aged 86)
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Television producer, musical theatre production, musician |
Years active | 1955–1997 |
Employer(s) | BBC Television, ABC Weekend TV, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Jack Good Productions |
Known for | Six-Five Special, Oh Boy!, Shindig!, Catch My Soul (film), Catch My Soul (musical) |
Spouse |
Margit Tischer
(m. 1956; div. 1987) |
Children | Four |
Jack Good (7 August 1931 – 24 September 2017) was a British television producer, musical theatre producer, record producer, musician and painter of icons. As a television producer, he was responsible for the early popular music shows Six-Five Special, Oh Boy!, Boy Meets Girls and Wham!!, the first UK teenage music programmes. Good managed some of the UK's first rock and roll stars, including Tommy Steele, Marty Wilde, Billy Fury, Jess Conrad and Cliff Richard.