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Also known as Peter James Yates

British film director and producer (1929-2011)

Person · Open Library

Works
46

Top works

  • Cast a Pebble in the Ocean
  • Kill Me One More Time
  • Lie Detector
  • Gullibility Factor
  • Love Is for Life Not Just for Christmas

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Film & TV

Directing · Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. The son of an army officer, he attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked for some years as an actor, director and stage manager. In the 1950s he started in the movie industry as a dubbing assistant and later an…

Known for

  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff — Self – Interviewee2010
  • Movie Connections — Self2007
  • Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool — Self2005
  • 'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality — Self1998
  • Midi trente — Self1972
  • Film '72 — Self1971
  • The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Australia

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
300
Total plays
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(1) Peter Yates is a guitarist, composer, educator and multi-media artist. His work as a guitarist and chamber musician includes sixteen European tours with the Elgart/Yates Guitar Duo and continues with the voice/guitar duo GuitAria and the trio ensembleFRET. These groups have emphasized new and original composition, and have premiered over a hundred works, including many of his own. He is also the former director of the UCLA and Cal Poly Pomona guitar programs. <a href="https://www.last.fm/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Aldershot
Place of death
London
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Peter Yates, film director.jpg
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date of birth
1929-07-24
date of death
2011-01-09
cause of death
heart failure
start of work period
1958-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (10)

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Gallery (2)