Naomi Capon

{{Short description|British television director}}

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Naomi Capon (née Mattuck; 17 December 1921 – 10 February 1987) was a British television director and producer.

Capon was born in Amersham, BuckinghamshireEngland & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2005 and was one of the earliest female drama directors to work in British television. She was first involved with television when she appeared as a guest on a programme in 1941 in the USA, before joining the BBC North American service in 1947. Her credits include The Adventures of Peter Simple (1957) and the award-winning BBC classic serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970). She directed three episodes of the BBC science-fiction anthology series Out of the Unknown. She also worked as a producer, including on the BBC series The Appleyards, which she also directed.{{cite web | url= http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1400794/index.html | title= Appleyards, The (1952-57, 1960) | work=Screenonline | accessdate=14 January 2015}}

In 1946, Capon married Charles Kenneth Capon, who died in 1988.England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005Death notice; The Times, 19 May 1988

Capon's last known television credit dates from 1973. She died in Kensington in 1987.Death notice; The Times, 14 February 1987