Julian Charles Becket Amyes (9 August 1917 – 26 April 1992), known as Julian Amyes, was a British

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and

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director and producer. Although primarily director and producer, Amyes also had acting roles in ''

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'' (1951) and '' Mandy'' (1952). Amyes made his

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ial début with a

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'' version of

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's ''

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'' in 1952 and also directed a number of other productions for BBC before joining

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in the early 1960s, where he was head of drama from 1963 until 1977. Film credits (as

) include ''

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'' (1956), and the

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-written '' Miracle in Soho'' (1957). After 1977, he returned to directing predominantly in television directing (amongst other works) adaptations of ''

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'' (1979), ''

Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by English author Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. The novel is a bildungsroman and depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens' second novel, after ''Dav ...

'' (1981) and ''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The firs ...

'' (1983) for the BBC. Amyes also worked on a number of independent productions, before acting as director on episodes of ''

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'' (1990) and ''

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'' (1989–91) for

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. He was married to the actress/writer Anne Allan. They had two children; Sebastian a Professor at the University of Edinburgh and

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, an Actress. Julian Amyes died of a stroke in 1992.

Selected filmography

;Director * ''

'' (1956) * '' Miracle in Soho'' (1957)

References

External links

*
Julian Amyes
at the

British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...

1917 births 1992 deaths British film directors British television directors British television producers {{UK-film-director-stub