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Guy Hamilton (1922–2016) was a British and French film director and screenwriter. Born Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, he began his professional work period in 1938. Hamilton served in World War II and was married to Kerima. He died in Palma in 2016.
The director spoke English and French. His filmography is documented in the category "Films directed by Guy Hamilton." While other individuals share the name Guy Hamilton, including a jazz musician associated with genres such as cool jazz and hard bop, and an author of the work *Remembering the Great War in Chepstow*, the primary subject here is the filmmaker.
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- Remembering the Great War in Chepstow
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Film & TV
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton, DSC (September 16, 1922 – April 20, 2016) was an English film director. Hamilton was born in Paris, France where his English parents were living. Remaining in France during the Nazi occupation, he was active in the French Resistance. After the end of the war, he worked as an assistant to Carol Reed on films including The Fallen Idol (1948) and The Third Man (1949),…
Known for
- Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out' — Self2015
- Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars — Self2012
- Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen — Self2010
- A Sense of Carol Reed — Self2006
- Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks2006
- Shadowing the Third Man — Himself2004
- Best Ever Bond — Self2002
- Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' — Self2000
- Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'2000
- Double-O Stunts2000
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Key facts
- Born
- Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton , ( 1922-09-16 ) 16 September 1922, Paris , France
- Died
- 20 April 2016 (2016-04-20) (aged 93), Mallorca , Spain
- Occupation
- Film director
- Years active
- 1938–1989
- Spouses
- Naomi Chance ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 , divorced ) Kerima ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; died 2014 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Guy
- Family name
- Hamilton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 15th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- Palma
- Spouse
- Kerima
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- French
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Opnamen James Bond film Amsterdam voor Diamonds are for ever, Bestanddeelnr 924-7004.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1922-09-16
- date of death
- 2016-04-20
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Guy Hamilton
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- birth name
- Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton
- Commons category
- Guy Hamilton
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Encyclopedic overview
Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton DSC (16 September 1922 – 20 April 2016) was an English film director. He directed 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four James Bond films.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guy Hamilton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.