Lewis Gilbert
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Lewis Gilbert (born March 6, 1920) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter, born in London. After a career as a child actor in films in the 1920s and 1930s, he began shooting documentary films for the Royal Air Force during World War II. Gilbert made his name in the 1950s with a series of successful films as director, and often writer and producer as well. These were often based on true stories from World War II. Examples include Reach for the Sky (1956) (based on the life of air ace Douglas Bader), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) (the story of SOE agent Violette Szabo) and Sink the Bismarck! (1960).
In 1966 Gilbert directed Alfie starring Michael Caine. Gilbert said the film was only made because the low budget was "the sort of money Paramount executives normally spend on cigar bills". The film was nominated for five Academy Awards including best picture. Gilbert was nominated for a Golden Globe for best director, and the film was remade in 2004 with Jude Law.
In 1967, Gilbert was chosen to direct Lionel Bart's musical of Oliver! but had to pull out and Carol Reed took over.
After some reluctance, Gilbert was persuaded by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli to direct the James Bond film You Only Live Twice in 1967. Gilbert would return to the series to make two more films, The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977 and Moonraker in 1979. Despite being known for character dramas, Gilbert directed three of the most epic and expansive installments of the Bond series.
In the 1980s he returned to more small-scale dramas with successful film versions of Willy Russell's plays Educating Rita (1983) and Shirley Valentine (1989).
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[edit] Feature films
- Before You Go (2002)
- Haunted (1995)
- Stepping Out (1991)
- Shirley Valentine (1989)
- Not Quite Paradise (1986)
- Educating Rita (1983)
- Moonraker (1979)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
- Operation: Daybreak (1975)
- Paul and Michelle (1974)
- Friends (1971)
- The Adventurers (1970)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- Alfie (1966)
- The 7th Dawn (1964)
- H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
- The Greengage Summer (1961)
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
- Light Up the Sky! (1960)
- Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
- A Cry from the Streets (1958)
- Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
- The Admirable Crichton (1957)
- Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
- The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
- The Good Die Young (1954)
- Albert R.N. (1953)
- Johnny on the Run (1953)
- Time Gentlemen Please! (1952)
- Emergency Call (1952)
- Cosh Boy (1952)
- The Scarlet Thread (1951)
- There Is Another Sun (1951)
- Once a Sinner (1950)
- The Little Ballerina (1948)
- Arctic Harvest (1946)
- Under One Roof (1946)
- The Ten Year Plan (1945)
- Sailors Do Care (1944)
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| Preceded by Terence Young 1965 |
James Bond film director 1967 |
Succeeded by Peter Hunt 1969 |
| Preceded by Guy Hamilton 1971-1974 |
James Bond film director 1977-1979 |
Succeeded by John Glen 1981-1989 |
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| NAME | Gilbert, Lewis |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1920-3-6 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London, England |
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