James Anthony Coburn was an Australian television writer and producer, who spent much of his professional career living and working in the United Kingdom.
10 Facts About Anthony Coburn
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Anthony Coburn is best remembered for writing the first Doctor Who story, An Unearthly Child.
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Anthony Coburn moved to the UK around 1950, where he joined the staff of BBC Television.
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Anthony Coburn liaised closely with the series' first story editor, David Whitaker, on establishing the format and characters of the show, which had been initiated by various BBC drama executives before being handed on to the new production team.
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Anthony Coburn wrote four full serials for the programme, An Unearthly Child, The Robots and two other unnamed scripts.
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On 18 June 1963, Anthony Coburn was commissioned to write The Robots, which was recommissioned on 3 July.
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Anthony Coburn turned the project and changed the story to The Masters of Luxor.
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Anthony Coburn was the co-creator of Warship with Ian Mackintosh, a popular British television drama series that centred on the Royal Navy.
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Anthony Coburn produced the original pilot episode of The Onedin Line; his tasks included searching many inlets and harbours before finally finding, in Dartmouth, Devon, the schooner that would be the Charlotte Rhodes.
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Anthony Coburn died in 1977 of a heart attack while producing the second series of the BBC period drama Poldark.