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Sir Denis Forman (born October 13, 1917) was the British Director (1949–1954) and later Chair (1971–1973) of The British Film Institute.

Born in 1917 at Cragielands in Dumfries and educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, Forman had a distinguished military career during the war before moving into the film and television industry. He was Director (1949-1954) and later Chair (1971-1973) of The British Film Institute. He was Chairman and Managing Director of Granada Television, and also for nine years the deputy chairman of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in London.

References

1. BFI Annual Reports, London: BFI

Further reading

Books:
"A Night at the Opera"
"British Television"
"John Grierson: The Man and the Memory"
"Mozart's Concerto Form: The First Movements of the Piano Concertos"
"My Life So Far"
"The Good Opera Guide"
"The Good Wagner Guide"
"Persona Granada: Some Memories of Sidney Bernstein and the Early Days of Independent Television"
"Son of Adam"
"To Reason Why"

External links

• WW2 Experience Website detailing Forman's Military Career
• History of The British Film Institute Project

See also

• Sidney Bernstein
• John Grierson
• David Plowright

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