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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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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Remembering the Great War in Chepstow
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Directing · 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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1954-09-12
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 386
- Total plays
- 1,039
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Guy+Hamilton">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 12
- Cited by
- 946
Research areas
Most cited works
- Evolutionary Divergence of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Alpha Receptor Signaling Mechanisms2003 · 455 cit
- Informatics Platform for Global Proteomic Profiling and Biomarker Discovery Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry2004 · 206 cit
- An Allelic Series at the PDGFαR Locus Indicates Unequal Contributions of Distinct Signaling Pathways During Development2002 · 205 cit
- Cer1p, a Novel Hsp70-related Protein Required for Posttranslational Endoplasmic Reticulum Translocation in Yeast1996 · 52 cit
- Cer1p Functions as a Molecular Chaperone in the Endoplasmic Reticulum of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>1999 · 16 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances
· 1956 · cited 42,296x
- A RATING SCALE FOR DEPRESSION
· 1960 · cited 25,393x
- Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
· 1984 · cited 21,448x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,613x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,955x
via Crossref · CC0
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 )
via Wikipedia infobox
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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.