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Scottish television writer and producer

Date of Birth: 11 September 1910
Age at the time of death: 91 years old
Date death 6 March 2002
In the rating: #37 Producer

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Donald Boyd Wilson was a Scottish television writer and producer who worked for the BBC. His work included co-creating the science fiction series Doctor Who in 1963 and adapting and producing The Forsyte Saga in 1967.

Early life and career

Wilson attended the Glasgow School of Art, following which his first jobs were as a newspaper cartoonist and sketch writer.

His initial career was in the film industry, including working for MGM at Elstree Studios, where he was Assistant Director of such films as Jericho (1937) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939). During the Second World War he served with the Cameronians and the 43rd Wessex Division before afterwards returning to the film industry, and then in 1955 was recruited to BBC Television by the then Head of Drama, Michael Barry. As the Head of the Script Department, Wilson was ultimately responsible for overseeing the commissioning and development of all the original scripts and adaptations transmitted by BBC Television.

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Date of Birth 11 September 1910

Age at the time of death 91 years old

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Zodiac Compatibility	%
Taurus	100%
Capricorn	80%
Cancer	80%
Pisces	76%
Virgo	76%
Scorpio	72%
Aries	72%
Libra	68%
Gemini	68%
Sagittarius	60%
Aquarius	56%
Leo	56%

Slavic horoscope Virgin Born under the Virgin sign of the Slavic horoscope, people often combine mythic memory with practical steadiness — reading cycles early and standing firm for those they call their own.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Eagle	96%
Pike	92%
Boar	92%
Lynx	92%
Virgin	88%
Serpent	84%
Elk	84%
Fox	84%
Swan	80%
Finist	80%
Horse	76%
Aurochs	76%
Bear	64%
Stork	60%
Wolf	56%
Raven	56%

Egyptian horoscope Mut Mut in the Egyptian horoscope marks a period ruled by a distinct god — shaping temperament, luck in affairs, and the way a person protects what they value.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Geb	96%
Amun-Ra	92%
Mut	88%
Horus	84%
Thoth	80%
Nile	80%
Isis	76%
Osiris	76%
Anubis	64%
Sekhmet	60%
Bastet	56%
Set	56%

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Zodiac Compatibility	%
Hazel	96%
Ivy	92%
Vine	88%
Elder	84%
Reed	84%
Hawthorn	84%
Oak	80%
Holly	76%
Willow	76%
Alder	64%
Birch	64%
Rowan	60%
Ash	56%

Indian horoscope Simha The Vedic rashi Simha carries a sidereal rhythm of Jyotish — temperament, dharma leanings, and the ruling graha color how a person acts and chooses.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Karka	96%
Kanya	92%
Simha	88%
Vrishchika	84%
Tula	84%
Mesha	84%
Vrishabha	80%
Makara	76%
Dhanu	76%
Mithuna	76%
Meena	64%
Kumbha	60%

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Zodiac Compatibility	%
Camellia	96%
Heather	96%
Delphinium	96%
Wild rose	96%
Freesia	92%
Lilac	92%
Aster	92%
Rose	92%
Sunflower	92%
Violet	92%
Carnation	88%
Gladiolus	84%
Peony	84%
Water lily	84%
Bellflower	84%
Purslane	84%
Hydrangea	84%
Foxglove	84%
Edelweiss	80%
Orchid	80%
Daisy	80%
Dahlia	80%
Lotus	76%
Dandelion	76%
Tulip	76%
Chamomile	76%
Lily of the valley	76%
Magnolia	76%
Lily	76%
Mimosa	64%
Mistletoe	64%
Gentian	64%
Poppy	60%
Thistle	60%
Belladonna	56%
Immortelle	56%

Decan horoscope Virgo — 2nd decan Born in the Virgo — 2nd decan period, people often show a sharper flavor of their sign: faster or slower, bolder or more reflective, yet always recognizable by birth date.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Scorpio — 1st decan	96%
Libra — 3rd decan	96%
Leo — 3rd decan	96%
Cancer — 3rd decan	96%
Libra — 2nd decan	92%
Libra — 1st decan	92%
Virgo — 3rd decan	92%
Virgo — 1st decan	92%
Leo — 2nd decan	92%
Leo — 1st decan	92%
Virgo — 2nd decan	88%
Aquarius — 2nd decan	84%
Aquarius — 1st decan	84%
Sagittarius — 3rd decan	84%
Sagittarius — 2nd decan	84%
Cancer — 1st decan	84%
Gemini — 1st decan	84%
Taurus — 2nd decan	84%
Aries — 2nd decan	84%
Capricorn — 3rd decan	80%
Sagittarius — 1st decan	80%
Gemini — 2nd decan	80%
Aries — 3rd decan	80%
Pisces — 1st decan	76%
Aquarius — 3rd decan	76%
Capricorn — 2nd decan	76%
Capricorn — 1st decan	76%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	76%
Scorpio — 2nd decan	76%
Cancer — 2nd decan	76%
Gemini — 3rd decan	76%
Taurus — 3rd decan	76%
Taurus — 1st decan	76%
Aries — 1st decan	76%
Pisces — 3rd decan	64%
Pisces — 2nd decan	60%

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