David Loxton

David R. Loxton (January 28, 1943 – September 20, 1989), was a producer of documentaries and other programs for public television in the USA.

Loxton was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the son of Bill Loxton & Binkie Loxton (née Pattullo). He grew up in England where his father was a Wing Commander in the RAF. Upon moving to the USA in 1966, he joined the production staff of WNET, the major New York public-television affiliate. In 1972, he created the Television Lab, which presented the work of independent film makers like Nam June Paik and of the choreographer Twyla Tharp, who has worked with video.

In addition to serving as the director of the Television Lab from 1972 through 1984, Loxton developed the Nonfiction TV series, which presented such works as Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang, I Remember Harlem and The Times of Harvey Milk. Loxton was the executive producer of Nonfiction TV from 1978 through 1983. Loxton was the executive producer of programs for the Great Performances, NET Playhouse and American Playhouse series.

During his career he received many Awards^{[citation needed]}, such as – Emmy Awards – The Police Tapes (1977), Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang (1979), Third Avenue: Only the Strong Survive (1980) Du Pont/Columbia Awards - Lord of the Universe (1974), The Police Tapes (1977), I Remember Harlem (1982), Pesticide and Pills (1982) In 1985, he won an ACE. award, cable television's equivalent of an Emmy, for best original drama, for Countdown to Looking Glass, about a United States-Soviet confrontation in the Middle East^{[citation needed]}. He was co-executive producer, with Frederick Barzyk, of the program.

In addition, he was director of drama for the Great Performances series and senior executive producer for specials, both at WNET. He was executive producer of Tales From the Hollywood Hills, a critically acclaimed series shown under the auspices of Great Performances. When he became ill, he had just begun production of Childhood, a six-part documentary for the Public Broadcasting Service.

He married Pamela Anne Marx on 11 May 1968 at the Presbyterian Church in Shrewsbury, New Jersey; he had 2 sons.

He died of pancreatic cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan in 1989. His obituary^[1] was published in The New York Times.

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Name	Loxton, David
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Date of birth	January 28, 1943
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Date of death	September 20, 1989
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