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New Zealand film and television director (born 1943)

Person · Open Library

Works
29

Top works

  • The Early British computer conferences
  • Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer
  • The works of Charles Babbage
  • Cellular
  • Computer, Student Economy Edition

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1936-04-22
Active to
2017-08-08
2008 universal fire victimbaroque popcountrycountry popfolk popgreatest hits

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Listeners
30,812
Total plays
246,355

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BIOGRAPHY The Early Years Martin Campbell was born in Germany, in 1955. When he was two years old his family moved to Jamaica. He soon discovered a talent for music and by the age of seven was an accomplished pianist! After spending two years at the famous Alpha Boys' School, Martin moved on to Military school. He also joined the Sea Cadets where his aptitude for music was encouraged and he learnt to play the Side Drum and Bugle. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Martin+Campb

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Key facts

Born
( 1943-10-24 ) 24 October 1943 (age 82) , Hastings, New Zealand
Occupations
Director, producer
Years active
1973–present
Spouse
Valarie Trapp ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2006 ) ​ Sol E. Romero ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 ) ​
Awards
BAFTA Best Director Edge of Darkness (1985)

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Encyclopedic overview

Martin Campbell (born 24 October 1943) is a New Zealand film and television director and producer, long based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his works in the action and thriller film genres, including the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and Casino Royale (2006), The Mask of Zorro (1998) and its sequel The Legend of Zorro (2005), Vertical Limit (2000), and The Foreigner (2017).

Earlier in his career, he directed the critically acclaimed BBC drama serial Edge of Darkness (1985), which earned him a British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. He later directed the 2010 theatrical film adaptation of the serial.

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