Background
He was born Solomon Jacob Brown in Toxteth Park, Liverpool.
He was born Solomon Jacob Brown in Toxteth Park, Liverpool.
He produced The Goon Show, Beyond Our Ken, Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh and others for the British Broadcasting Corporation. A trumpet player in his youth, he had many stories to tell of being a jobbing musician in London in the 1920s. He performed in a number of minor acting roles before becoming a producer.