David Green (born 12 November 1948) is a British

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Biography

Green, born in

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, England, to Evelyn Morris and Louis Green, was educated at Bury Grammar School and at

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, from where he graduated as a Master of Arts in English Language and Literature. He joined

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straight from Oxford and, within a year, became the youngest ever YTV programme director, cutting his directorial teeth on the launch of ''

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'' (60 episodes) before going on to direct 29 one-hour episodes of '' Whicker's World'', a three-part American medical series with Austin Mitchell, two European political documentaries narrated by

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and a film about

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fronted by David Frost; also, documentaries about Sir John Gielgud and Lord Mountbatten of Burma. Green is now a major figure in the British and American film and television industries, having worked on motion pictures and TV projects in virtually every genre. His moviedirecting credits include the award-winning romantic comedy and crime-drama '' Buster'' (4 awards) featuring

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, and the $22m action adventure '' Wings of the Apache'' starring

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and

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(released in the USA as '' Fire Birds'' by Touchstone). Other feature film directing credits include the psychological thriller ''Breathtaking'' with

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and Jamie Foreman, and the comedy '' Car Trouble'' featuring Julie Walters and

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. For television, Green has directed over 100 dramas and documentaries, including ''The Golden Land'' trilogy for BBC1, ''The Boy in the Bubble'' for ITV, ''Wilfred and Eileen(4 eps)'' and '' East Lynne'' for BBC Drama, and the ITV movie ''1914 All Out'', which was awarded the Public Prize at the Reims Festival of Television. Other TV drama directing credits include ''Nobody's House(4 eps)'' for ITV, and '' The Chinese Detective'' for BBC1. Green was also a leading commercials director with James Garrett & Partners for whom he filmed over 50 campaigns, including

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presenting

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for Mobil and the award-winning ''Red Mountain'' coffee campaign. From 1992 Green was founder (and until 2007, chairman) of September Films, an independent film and television production company with offices in London and Los Angeles. The company made over two thousand hours of prime time television, including the landmark ''Hollywood Women'' series, which was the first part of a ten-season Hollywood franchise for ITV, and ten seasons of the American flagship show '' Bridezillas'' - both of which he created; also, the groundbreaking drama The Investigator for Channel 4. The company's feature films include the Oscar-nominated '' Solomon & Gaenor'' (7 awards) and '' House of America'' (6 awards). September Films was also awarded the ''Montreux Rose d'Or'' for ''Ozzy Osbourne Uncut''. He was executive producer of all three award-winning productions. Green joined production and distribution Group

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plc in 2007, when September Films was acquired by the multi-company media conglomerate. He took on the role of DCD group Chief Creative Officer before becoming CEO in 2009 and Executive Chairman in 2012. He stepped down in 2013, and is now living in LA producing and directing again. In 2018, he also became Chairman of UK scripted drama company Three Tables Productions. In August 2023, Green and actress, Jane Seymour, separated after living in Malibu together for 10 years. They originally met in 1981 when he cast her in a BBC film he was directing about Mata Hari which was cancelled. Green married Jane Emerson in 1982 (divorced 2013) and have three children: Jessica, Samuel and Jacob. He is a lifelong, passionate supporter of Manchester City Football Club.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, David English film directors Living people British television producers Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford People educated at Bury Grammar School 1948 births Film producers from London