Michael Winner
English film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter (1935-2013)
Michael Robert Winner (30 October 1935 – 21 January 2013) was an English movie director, producer, writer, editor, actor and restaurant critic. He was known for his work on the Death Wish movie series.
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Winner was born on 30 October 1935 in Hampstead, London, England.[1] His parents were Jewish immigrants: his mother was Polish and his father was of Russian descent.[2] He studied at St Christopher School, Letchworth, and Downing College, Cambridge. He was married to Geraldine Lynton-Edwards from 2011 until his death in 2013. Winner retired in December 2012 and died on 21 January 2013 in Kensington, London, England from a liver illness, aged 77.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Michael Winner Biography (1935-2013)". Filmreference.com. 30 October 1935. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ BBC obituary
- ↑ "Michael Winner: Death Wish director dies aged 77". BBC News. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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