Rebecca Eaton

Birth Name:

Rebecca Eaton

Birth Place:

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Producer

Presented the 'Be More' Award by PBS in 2011
Distinguished with OBE qualifications by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003
Graduated from Vassar College in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in English literature after presenting her senior thesis based on the James Joyce work, Dubliners
Married in 1984, she credits her husband's willingness to stay home with her family as the reason for her career's success
Born to a traditional family, her mother was already involved in the entertainment industry as a Broadway actress, while her father served as a professor of English literature at Caltech
After working for BBC World Service in London following college, she would eventually land the job as the third-ever executive producer of PBS's "Masterpiece Theatre" in 1985
Has worked on numerous "Masterpiece Theatre" installments including "Downton Abbey" and several other award-winning series

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