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Guy Hamilton

 
Artist: Guy Hamilton
Home > Library > Entertainment & Arts > Pop Artists
  • Active: '60s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Director, Cover Design

Biography

Guy Hamilton, who issued one single on HMV in Britain in 1965, was a pseudonym for Neil Christian (born Christopher Tidmarsh), a minor British Invasion singer who had numerous releases under his own name in the '60s. The A-side of the single, "Give the Game Away" was an unexceptionally slow pop number, albeit with bluesy guitar. It was produced by Miki Dallon, who went on to write most of Christian's later-'60s singles, including his one British hit "That's Nice." "Give the Game Away" was reissued on the Neil Christian CD collection That's Nice: Anthology, which includes all of Christian's 1962-68 recordings. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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Director: Guy Hamilton
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  • Born: 1922 09 in Paris, France
  • Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor
  • Active: '50s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Action
  • Career Highlights: Goldfinger, The Third Man, The African Queen
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Fallen Idol (1948)

Biography

After assisting in French films in 1939, he became an assistant director in British films after World War Two, most notably for directors Carol Reed (Fallen Idol, The Third Man) and John Huston (The African Queen). He began directing in the early '50s, doing such notable work as the POW-escape film The Colditz Story and the Shaw adaptation The Devil's Disciple. He had a mega-hit in 1964 with the James Bond film Goldfinger, and went on to direct Sean Connery's first comeback as 007, Diamonds are Forever; Hamilton also guided Roger Moore in the Bond films Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun. He also made the more serious espionage thriller Funeral in Berlin, as well as actioners (Battle of Britain, Force 10 from Navarone) and mysteries (The Mirror Crack'd, Evil Under the Sun). ~ All Movie Guide
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For the Australian doctor (born 1923), see Guy Hamilton (doctor).

Guy Hamilton (born 16 September 1922 [1]) is a noted 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), before turning to directing with his first film The Ringer in 1952. He made 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four installments of the James Bond series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming.

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Superman and Batman

Hamilton was originally chosen to direct Superman: The Movie in 1978, but due to his status as a tax exile he was only allowed to be in England for thirty days, where production had moved at the last minute to Pinewood Studios. The job of director was then passed to Richard Donner, but Hamilton insisted he be paid in full.

Guy Hamilton was also approached to direct Batman in the early 1980s. [2]

Filmography

James Bond

Other films

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Notes

  1. ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800032716/bio
  2. ^ Bill "Jett" Ramey (2005-09-06). "An Interview With Michael Uslan-Part 1". Batman-on-Film. http://www.batman-on-film.com/interview_muslan_2.html. Retrieved 2007-09-16. 
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