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Lewis Gilbert

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British film director, producer and screenwriter (1920-2018)

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Vinony's link graph records 438 inbound references to Lewis Gilbert, and connects out to Order of the British Empire, London and Monaco.

It is catalogued under topics including 1920 births, 2018 deaths and Action film directors.

Vinony links it to 33 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Works
6

Top works

  • WWII USA Fighter in Colour Photo Book VOL. 3
  • WWII USA Fighter in Colour Photo Book VOL. 4
  • WWII USA Fighter in Colour Photo Book VOL. 10
  • WWII USA Fighter in Colour Photo Book VOL. 9
  • WWII USA Fighter in Colour Photo Book VOL. 1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
England
Active from
1836-11-18
Active to
1911-05-29

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
267
Total plays
794

Tags

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Key facts

Born
( 1920-03-06 ) 6 March 1920, London , England
Died
23 February 2018 (2018-02-23) (aged 97), Monaco
Occupations
Film director, producer and screenwriter
Years active
1925–2002
Spouse
Hylda Tafler ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1952 ; died June 2005</span>"}]]}'>2005 ) ​

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date of birth
1920-03-06
date of death
2018-02-23
start of work period
1925-00-00
Commons category
Lewis Gilbert
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Encyclopedic overview

Lewis Gilbert CBE (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as Cast a Dark Shadow (1955), Reach for the Sky (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Alfie (1966), Educating Rita (1983) and Shirley Valentine (1989), as well as three James Bond films: You Only Live Twice (1967), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lewis Gilbert” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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