Lew Grade, Ukrainian-born British impresario and media proprietor (born 1906)

Lew Grade

British media proprietor and impresario (1906–1998)

Lew Grade, Baron Grade, was a Ukrainian-born British media proprietor and impresario. Originally a dancer, and later a talent agent, Grade's interest in television production began in 1954 when he founded the Incorporated Television Company to distribute programmes, and…