Ronnie Waldman

Ronnie Waldman was the eldest son of Michael Waldman, OBE, JP. He was educated at Owen's School and graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford. He began as an actor between 1935 and 1938, before becoming a producer in the BBC Variety department in 1938. He served in the RAFVR during the Second World War. He was appointed the Assistant Head of Variety (Productions) in 1948 and he later became a senior producer for BBC Light Entertainment. He was appointed as Head of BBC Light Entertainment in 1950 and is credited with discovering Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. He held several further positions, such as Business Manager for BBC Television Programmes (1958-1960) and General Manager of BBC Television Enterprises (1960-1963), before joining Visnews Ltd as Managing Director in 1963. He remained in this role until 1977. He served as the President of the Lord's Taverners in 1966 and as a trustee of the International Institute of Communications from 1975 to 1978. He was married to the popular actress Lana Morris from 1953 to 1978. They had a son.