Julia Smith (producer)

Julia Smith
Smith and Tony Holland, co-creators of EastEnders
Born
Julia Cuthbert Smith

(1927-05-26)26 May 1927
Maida Vale, London, England
Died19 June 1997(1997-06-19) (aged 70)
Chelsea, London, England
Occupation(s)Television producer and director
Years active1962–1993
TelevisionEastEnders
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Julia Cuthbert Smith[1] (26 May 1927 – 19 June 1997) was an English television director and producer. She is best known for being the co-creator (along with Tony Holland) of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, also working as a director on the show and as its first producer.

  1. ^ "Smith, Julia Cuthbert (1927–1997)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/66431. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)