John Read (producer)

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John Read (1920, Chalfont St Giles – 13 April 2006)^[1] was a British television producer, cinematographer and director.

He is widely associated with the productions of Gerry Anderson. Having served as director of photography on Four Feather Falls (1960), Crossroads to Crime (1960), Supercar (1961-62), Stingray (1964-65) and Thunderbirds (1965-66), Read worked on the latter series' second series, the film Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and the subsequent series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967-68) as associate producer. He returned to cinematography for the film Doppelgänger (1969).

Read's other credits include the 1954 film Passenger to Tokyo and the 1970s TV series The Adventures of Rupert Bear (cinematographer), as well as the series Cloppa Castle and The Munch Bunch (producer). He is also known for producing and directing Here Comes Mumfie in 1975.

Read died in 2006, aged 85, after suffering injuries in a car accident.^[1] He had been diagnosed with cancer prior to his death.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "John Read Biography". lester.demon.nl. Fanderson. 2006. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

External links

John Read at the Internet Movie Database

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Television	The Adventures of Twizzle episodes Torchy the Battery Boy episodes Four Feather Falls episodes Supercar episodes Fireball XL5 episodes Stingray episodes Thunderbirds episodes Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons episodes Joe 90 episodes The Secret Service episodes UFO episodes The Protectors episodes Space: 1999 episodes The Day After Tomorrow Terrahawks episodes Dick Spanner, P.I. Space Precinct episodes Lavender Castle episodes Firestorm Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet episodes

Film	Crossroads to Crime Thunderbirds Are Go Thunderbird 6 Doppelgänger

Companies	AP Films Century 21 Productions Century 21 Merchandising Group Three Productions Anderson Entertainment

Techniques	Supermarionation Supermacromation Hypermarionation

Other topics	TV Century 21 Lady Penelope Gemini Force One Fanderson

Notable collaborators	Sylvia Anderson Tony Barwick Martin Bower David Elliott Alan Fennell Christine Glanville Lew Grade Barry Gray Reg Hill David Lane Derek Meddings David Mitton Arthur Provis John Read Desmond Saunders Dennis Spooner Mike Trim Ken Turner

Category:AP Films

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Name	Read, John
Alternative names
Short description	British television producer, cinematographer and director
Date of birth	1920
Place of birth	Chalfont St Giles
Date of death	13 April 2006
Place of death

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