Background
ATTENBOROUGH, David was born on May 8, 1926 in London. Son of Frederick and Mary Attenborough.
ATTENBOROUGH, David was born on May 8, 1926 in London. Son of Frederick and Mary Attenborough.
Wyggeston Grammar School, Leicester, and Clare College, Cambridge.
Assistant in publishing house 1949-1952. With British Broadcasting Corporation Television 1952-1973, Trainee Producer British Broadcasting Corporation television 1952-1954, Producer of zoological, archaeological, travel, political and other programmes 1954-1964, Controller British Broadcasting Corporation 2 1964-1968, Director of Programmes, television 1969-1973. Freelance broadcaster and writer since 1973.
Fellow, Society of Film and Television Arts 1980.
Honorary Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge 1980, U.M.I.S.T. 1980. Institute Trustee, World Wild Life Fund 1979-1986.
Trustee, British Museum since 1980, Science Museum 1984-1987. Honorary Doctor of Letters (Leicester, London, Birmingham and City Universities), Honorary Doctor of Science (Liverpool, Ulster, Sussex, Bath, Durham, Keele and Heriot-Watt), Honorary Doctor of Laws (Bristol and Glasgow) 1977, Honorary Doctorate.Univ.
(Open University) 1980, (Essex) 1987.
Manager Board, British Broadcasting Corporation 1969-1973. Nature Conservancy Council 1975-1982.
Married Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel in 1950.