Alan Brien was born on March 12, 1925 in Sunderland, Co Durham, England. He was an editor, known for The Fifties (1959), Face Your Image (1974) and BBC 3 (1965). He was married to Jane Hill, Jill Tweedie, Nancy Newbold Ryan and Pamela Mary Jones. He died on May 23, 2008 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England.