Anthony Page (21 September 1935 in

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) is a British stage and

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Biography

When Page was 19, he went to Canada on a free passage with the

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and hitchhiked to New York where he studied with

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. In 1964, he took over directing at the Royal Court when George Devine fell ill. He directed ''Inadmissible Evidence'' with Nicol Williamson.By George, he's done it In classic BBC style, director Anthony Page has tackled the lengthy but pleasurable task of directing Middlemarch Sutcliffe, Tom. The Guardian 5 Jan 1994.

Filmograpdhy

*'' Inadmissible Evidence'' (1968) *''Male of the Species'' (1969) *''

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'' (1973) *'' The Missiles of October'' (1974) *''

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood ''F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood'' is a 1975 American TV movie about F. Scott Fitzgerald's screenwriting career. It was directed by Anthony Page and written by James Costigan. It was mostly based on the memoirs of Sheilah Graham. Plot In 193 ...

'' (1975) *'' Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur'' (1976) *'' I Never Promised You a Rose Garden'' (1977) *''

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'' (1978) *'' The Lady Vanishes'' (1979) *''F.D.R.: The Last Year'' (1980) *''

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'' (1981) *''Johnny Belinda'' (1982) *''

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'' (1983) *'' Bill: On His Own'' (1983) *''Murder: By Reason of Insanity'' (1985) *''

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'' (1986) *''

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'' (1986) (TV miniseries) *'' Pack of Lies'' (1987) *'' Scandal in a Small Town'' (1988) *'' The Nightmare Years'' (1989) (TV miniseries) *'' Chernobyl: The Final Warning'' (1991) *'' Silent Cries'' (1993) *''

Middlemarch ''Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life'' is a novel by the English author Mary Anne Evans, who wrote as George Eliot. It first appeared in eight installments (volumes) in 1871 and 1872. Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midland town, ...

'' (1994) *''Human Bomb'' (1998) *'' My Zinc Bed'' (2008)

Select theatre credits

*''Inadmissible Evidence'' (1965-66) - Broadway *''Heartbreak House'' (1883-84) - Broadway *''A Doll's House'' (1997) - Broadway *''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (2003-04) - Broadway *''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (2005)- Broadway *''Waiting for Godot'' (2009) - Broadway

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* * 1935 births Living people British film directors British theatre directors British television directors Tony Award winners {{theat-bio-stub