Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Baronet

Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Bt (1907–1950) was a British aristocrat who emigrated to California, and was a television director and producer.

Biography

Early life

He was born on 8 February 1907,^[1] the son of Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Baronet, by his wife, Mary Blake Dwight.^[1] He attended Malvern College before going up to King's College, Cambridge where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.^[1][2] He pursued postgraduate studies at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut,^[1][2] before serving as a Captain in the British Army during World War II.^[1] Upon his father's death in 1948, he succeeded to the Booth baronetcy, of Allerton Beeches, Liverpool, UK.^[1]

Career

Booth worked in television as a director and producer.^[1][2] He served as Senior Director and Program Director of KTLA, a television station in Los Angeles, California,^[2] and also directed animated film series for television.^[2]

Personal life

On 22 August 1935 Booth married Stella Fenton Wood Gerr,^[1] whom he divorced in 1946.^[1] He married secondly, on 20 November 1948, Ethel Greenfield,^[1] by whom he had two sons, Sir Douglas Allen Booth, 3rd Baronet (born 2 December 1949) and Derek Blake Booth, PhD (born 7 April 1953).^[1] Sir Philip died on 5 January 1960, being survived by his 2nd wife.^[1]

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