Mary Adams (broadcaster)

For others named Mary Adams, see Mary Adams (disambiguation).
Mary Adams
OBE
Born
Mary Grace Agnes Campin

10 March 1898
Hermitage, Berkshire, England
Died15 May 1984 (aged 86)
University College Hospital, London
Alma materUniversity College, Cardiff; Newnham College, Cambridge; The Consumers' Association
Occupation(s)Television producer; programme director
Employer(s)British Broadcasting Company; Ministry of Information
SpouseSamuel Vyvyan Adams (m. 1925)

Mary Grace Agnes Adams (née Campin OBE; 10 March 1898 – 15 May 1984) was an English television producer, programme director and administrator who worked for the BBC. She was instrumental in setting up the BBC's television service both before and after the Second World War. Her daughter says, "She was a socialist, a romantic and could charm with her charisma, spontaneity, and quick informed intelligence. She was a fervent atheist and advocate of humanism and common sense, accepting her stance without subjecting it to analysis."[1] Mary Adams was the first female television producer for the BBC.[2]

  1. ^ Sally Adams (2004)
  2. ^ "Adams, Mary Grace (1898–1984)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale Research Inc. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2013.(subscription required)