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Bruce Beresford
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Bruce Beresford (/ˈbɛrɪsfərd/; born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee and a four-time AACTA/AFI Awards winner out of 10 total…
Known for
- At the Coliseum Deluxe — Narrator2019
- Not Quite Hollywood — Self2008
- The Man Inside Dame Edna — Self2008
- The Sounds of Aus — Self2007
- Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’ — Self2006
- Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star — Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'2003
- Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen — Self - Director2003
- The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen — Self1988
- Six Fifty-Five Special — Self1981
- Don's Party — Shop Attendant1976
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1940-08-16 ) 16 August 1940 (age 85) , Paddington, New South Wales , Australia
- Alma mater
- University of Sydney (BA)
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter producer
- Years active
- 1970–present
- Spouse
- Virginia Duigan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bruce
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Paddington
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- University of Sydney
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Crimes of the Heart
- Official website
- www.bruceberesford.org
- Image
- Bruce Beresford 2016 (1GEfTW9wxpc).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1940-08-16
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Bruce Beresford
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
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- Template:Bruce Beresford
- Commons category
- Bruce Beresford
- number of parts of this work
- 5
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Encyclopedic overview
Bruce Beresford (/ˈbɛrɪsfərd/; born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee, and a four-time AACTA/AFI Awards winner out of 10 total nominations
Beresford's films include Breaker Morant (1980), Tender Mercies (1983), Crimes of the Heart (1986), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – which won four Oscars including Best Picture, – Black Robe (1991), Silent Fall (1994), Double Jeopardy (1999), Mao's Last Dancer (2009), and Ladies in Black (2018). He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for Breaker Morant, and Best Director for Tender Mercies. He won AACTA/AFI Awards – Best Direction (2) for Don's Party (1976) and Breaker Morant, and Best Screenplay (2) for Breaker Morant and The Fringe Dwellers (1986).
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