Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Baronet

Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Baronet (8 February 1907 – 5 January 1960) was a British aristocrat who emigrated to California, and was a television director and producer.

Sir Philip Booth
Born	8 February 1907
Died	5 January 1960
Spouse(s)	Stella Fenton Wood Gerr Ethel Greenfield
Parent(s)	Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st Bt Mary Blake Dwight

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] (March 21, 1914 - February 9, 2018[3]) 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]

References

1. The Peerage
2. John Nicholls Booth, Booths in history: their roots and lives, encounters, and achievements, Bramley, Hampshire, UK: Ridgeway Press, 1982, pp. 74–75
3. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=ethel-greenfield-booth&pid=188207804