Jack Emery (director)
John K. Emery, better known by his professional name of Jack Emery, is a British director, writer and producer for stage, TV and radio. He was born in 1944 and educated at Keele University. He began his career producing and acting at Keele, most notably in his first one-man show taken from the novels and plays of Samuel Beckett, called A Remnant, which played in the West End, the Edinburgh Festival and toured worldwide. In 1968 Emery recorded an album, featuring extracts from the show, for Saga Psyche label (PSY 30003).
Jack Emery | |
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| Born | John K. Emery 1944 (age 79–80) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Keele University |
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| Notable work | Breaking the Code |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Bakewell (1975–2001) Gillian Emery (2004–) |
Emery has worked both as a freelance writer and producer, and later produced through his own production company, The Drama House. His production credits include the TV movies Witness Against Hitler (1996) and Breaking the Code, which won the Best Single Drama award at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
In 2000 he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by Keele University in recognition of his "body of work, both as original writer and producer, which is distinguished by scholarship and scrupulous research".