Background
Norman was born and died in London.
Norman was born and died in London.
He worked at Teddington Studios in his teens, working his way up from a "boy Friday" position to assistant editors His earliest credits were as a film editors His career spanned nearly fifty years, from 1930 until 1978.
In that time he had many different roles in the industry, ending his career directing episodes of filmed television series.
He directed three cinema films in the 1950s,, the sci-fi horror film and the Second World War drama, while his production credits include another World World War II drama in the form of. Amongst the films he directed in the early 1960s was the war drama The Long and the Short and The Tall (1960).
In the 1960s, he worked as director on several notable British television series including Gideon"s Way (7 episodes), The Baron (3 episodes), The Saint (21 episodes), The Avengers (2 episodes), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (3 episodes), Department South (3 episodes), The Persuaders! (6 episodes).