مایکل اپتد

Film & TV

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Michael David Apted CMG (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was an English television and film director and producer. Apted began working in television and directed the Up documentary series from 1970 to 2019. He later directed Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. His subsequent work included Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Nell (1994),…

Known for

• Belushi — Self (archive footage)2020
• 7 Up & Me — Self2019
• 63 Up — Himself - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)2019
• 63 Up — Self (interviewer) (uncredited)2019
• CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion — Self2018
• Hillbilly — Self2018
• Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl — Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter2016
• Bending the Light — Himself (voice)2014
• 56 Up — Interviewer/Narrator (voice)2012
• 49 Up — Interviewer/Narrator (voice)2006

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Key facts

Born

Michael David Apted , ( 1941-02-10 ) 10 February 1941, Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire, England

Died

7 January 2021 (2021-01-07) (aged 79), Los Angeles , California , U.S.

Education

City of London School , Downing College, Cambridge

Occupations

Television and film director, producer

Years active

1963–2019

Spouses

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Children

4, including Paul

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

David

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Aylesbury

Place of death

Los Angeles

Occupation

director

Educated at

Downing College

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Award

Grammy Award for Best Music Film

Field of work

film direction

Image

Michael Apted at the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards (cropped).jpg

Number of children

4

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