Prince Littler

Prince Littler

Prince Frank Littler CBE (1901-1973) was an influential British theatre impresario. (Note that "Prince" was merely his name and not an honorific title.) He was also one of the major investors and a company director of Associated TeleVision, the second ITV network contractor to begin broadcasting in 1955.

His brother Emile and sister Blanche were also major figures in the theatre business.

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* [http://www.its-behind-you.com/implittlers.html Impresarios: the Littlers] - a website documenting the history of the Littlers' theatre empire.
* Sendall, Bernard "Independent Television in Britain: Volume 1 - Origin and Foundation 1946-62" London: The Macmillan Press Ltd 1982 ISBN 0-333-30941-3


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