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Michael Anderson
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English film director (1920–2018)
Film & TV
Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK
Michael Joseph Anderson, Sr. (30 January 1920 – 25 April 2018) was an English film director, best known for directing Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Logan's Run (1976).
Known for
- A Look Into the 23rd Century — Self1976
- The Lion Roars Again — Self1975
- Film '72 — Self1971
- Around the World of Mike Todd — Self (archive footage)1968
- In Which We Serve — Albert Fosdick1942
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Key facts
- Born
- Michael Joseph Anderson , ( 1920-01-30 ) 30 January 1920, London , United Kingdom
- Died
- 25 April 2018 (2018-04-25) (aged 98), Vancouver , Canada
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, Canada (after 1981)
- Occupation
- Director
- Years active
- 1949–1999
- Notable work
- The Dam Busters , Around the World in 80 Days , Logan's Run
- Spouses
- Betty Jordan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 ) Vera Carlisle ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 , divorced ) Adrienne Ellis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 ; died 2018 )
- Children
- 2, including Michael Anderson Jr.
- Relatives
- Laurie Holden , (stepdaughter), Christopher Holden (stepson)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Family name
- Anderson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Vancouver
- Spouse
- Adrienne Ellis
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Mike Todd Frank Sinatra Around the World in 80 Days 1956.JPG
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1920-01-30
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Director
- Commons category
- Michael Anderson (director)
- date of death
- 2018-04-25
- birth name
- Michael Joseph Anderson
- name in native language
- Michael Anderson
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Michael Anderson
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Joseph Anderson Sr (30 January 1920 – 25 April 2018) was an English film and television director. His career spanned nearly 50 years across three countries, working at various times in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. His most critically and commercially successful works include the World War II film The Dam Busters (1955), the dystopian sci-fi film Logan's Run (1976), and the comedy adventure epic Around the World in 80 Days (1956), which won the 1957 Academy Award for Best Picture.
Anderson received nominations for the Best Director Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Director for Around the World in 80 Days. He was twice nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (for Logan's Run and for the Ray Bradbury miniseries The Martian Chronicles), and for a Directors Guild of America Award and the Palme d'Or. In 2012, he received the Directors Guild of Canada's Lifetime Achievement Award.
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