Josephine Douglas (6 October 1926 – 12 July 1988) was a British actress and TV and film producer. Her original name was Jo Doll (née Reckitt). She played a pioneering role as a woman in television production at a time when it was dominated by men. She was the co-producer and co-host of Britain's first pop chart television show, Six-Five Special, during 1957–58.[1] The show broke the mould of British TV and ushered in an era in which popular culture seemed to be dominated by the young.[2]
- ^ Hunter, Fred (2004). "Doll [née Rickett], Josephine [Jo] [performing name Jo Douglas] (1926–1988), actress and television producer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/69877. Retrieved 17 July 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Kynaston, David ; Modernity Britain: Opening the Box, 1957-1959, , Book 1 , Bloomesbury (2013), Page 55 . ISBN 978 0 7475 8893 1 [Kynaston https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=D5NpzWTnGAoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:kszKsphrxPEC&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi286CC8N3qAhVIXRUIHSgUDrQQ6AEwAHoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q&f=false]