- He lost a leg at the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy in WWII.
- Chairman of Granada Television from 1974-1984 and Deputy Chairman of the Granada Group from 1984-1990.
- He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to television culture.
- Joined Central Office of Information on leaving the army and became its chief production officer in 1947.
- Appointed director of the British Film Institute in 1948.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1956 Queen's Honours List before being awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1976 Queen's Honours List for his services to the film, television broadcasting and opera.
- He was the father of two sons; Charlie and Adam Forman.
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