Bill Forsyth

Person · Open Library

Works

3

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Film & TV

Directing · Glasgow, Scotland

William David Forsyth (born 29 July 1946) is a Scottish film director and screenwriter known for his films Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983) and Comfort and Joy (1984) as well as his adaptation of the Marilynne Robinson novel Housekeeping (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Forsyth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

• The Story of Film: An Odyssey — Self2011
• "I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth — Self1986
• Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman — Self1985
• The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends) — Self1983
• Mirror — Geoff1970
• KH-4 — The Artist1969

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1946

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

16

Total plays

20

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. The ERA5 global reanalysis

   · 2020 · cited 24,208x

2. The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

   · 2011 · cited 13,458x

3. The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

   · 2011 · cited 9,159x

4. GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral

   · 2017 · cited 8,258x

5. Toward defining the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

   · 2011 · cited 6,108x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Bill

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Glasgow

Occupation

director

Languages spoken

English language

Award

BAFTA Award for Best Direction

Image

Bill Forsyth 2009 2.jpg

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