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Nigel Lucius Graeme Finch (1 August 1949 – 14 February 1995) was an English film director and filmmaker whose career influenced the growth of British gay cinema.^[1]

Biography

Nigel Finch was born in Tenterden, Kent, the son of Graham and Tibby Finch, and raised in Bromley, south east London. He studied art history at the University of Sussex.^[2]

Finch began working as co-editor for the BBC television documentary series Arena in the early 1970s.^[2] He produced and directed many notable programs including My Way (1978), and The Private Life of the Ford Cortina (1982). He rose to prominence with the documentary Chelsea Hotel (1981), which profiled the famed New York hotel and its legacy of famous gay guests, including Oscar Wilde, Tennessee Williams, William S. Burroughs, Quentin Crisp and Andy Warhol. His documentary subjects include artist Robert Mapplethorpe (1988), filmmaker Kenneth Anger (1991),^[1] and artist Louise Bourgeois (1994). Finch went on to direct films such as the BAFTA-nominated drama The Lost Language of Cranes, and the musical soap opera The Vampyr.

Finch died from AIDS-related illness in London in 1995 during post-production of his first full-length feature film Stonewall, a docudrama loosely based on events leading up to the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City.^[3]^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision	director; producer	Omnibus series TV documentary; also known as Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
1978	My Way	director	Arena series TV documentary
1980	The Errand	director	short film
1981	Did You Miss Me?	director	Arena series TV documentary
1981	Chelsea Hotel	director	Arena series TV documentary of the Hotel Chelsea in New York City
1982	The Private Life of the Ford Cortina	director	Arena series TV documentary
1983	Kurt Vonnegut , Jr: "Deadeye Dick"	director	Arena series TV documentary
1984	The Caravaggio Conspiracy	director
1985	Ligmalion: A Musical for the 80s	director; producer	TV film
1986	Raspberry Ripple	director	TV film
1986	Shergar	director	Screen Two TV series episode (Season 2, Episode 11)
1988	Robert Mapplethorpe	director	Arena series TV documentary featuring Robert Mapplethorpe
1988	Whatever Lola Wants	director	Bergerac TV series episode
1989	25x5: The Continuing Adventures of the Rolling Stones	director	TV documentary
1991	Kenneth Anger	director	documentary about film-maker Kenneth Anger
1991	The Lost Language of Cranes	director	TV film; also 1992 Screen Two TV series episode (Season 8, Episode 4)
1992–1993	The Vampyr: A Soap Opera	director	TV film
1993	Tales of Rock 'N' Roll: Peggy Sue	director	Arena series TV documentary on the Buddy Holly song "Peggy Sue"
1994	Louise Bourgeois: No Trespassing	director
1995	Stonewall	director

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1988	BAFTA TV Award	Best Factual Series	Arena TV series	Nominated
1989	BAFTA TV Award	Best Factual Series	Arena TV series	Won
1990	BAFTA TV Award	Best Factual Series	Arena TV series	Nominated
1991	BAFTA TV Award	Best Factual Series	Arena TV series	Nominated
1992	BAFTA TV Award	Best Factual Series	Arena TV series	Nominated
1981	Chicago International Film Festival Gold Hugo	Best Short Film	The Errand	Nominated
1995	BFI London Film Festival	Audience Award	Stonewall	Won
1996	Frameline Film Festival	Audience Award	Stonewall	Won

Nigel Finch's death was commemorated in the ending title of the opera-film "Dido and Aeneas" (1995) directed by Peter Maniura (conducted by Richard Hickox. See the corresponding entry in Dido and Aeneas discography).

References

^ ^a ^b Forde, John (2006). Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture. London: Routledge. p. 217. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Williams, Nigel (17 February 1995). "Obituary: Nigel Finch". The Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
^ Levy, Emanuel (23 July 1996). "Riot Girls". The Advocate. Liberation Publications Inc.: 51–53.

External links

[Forde-1] Forde, John (2006). Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture. London: Routledge. p. 217. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[obit-2] Williams, Nigel (17 February 1995). "Obituary: Nigel Finch". The Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

[3] Levy, Emanuel (23 July 1996). "Riot Girls". The Advocate. Liberation Publications Inc.: 51–53.

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-Nigel Finch was born in [[Tenterden]], [[Kent]], the son of Graham and Tibby Finch, and raised in [[Bromley]], south east [[London]]. He studied [[art history]] at the [[University of Sussex]].<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title=Obituary: Nigel Finch |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-nigel-finch-1573483.html |work=[[The Independent]] |last=Williams |first=Nigel |date=17 February 1995 |accessdate=26 September 2012}}</ref>
+Nigel Finch was born in [[Tenterden]], Kent, the son of Graham and Tibby Finch, and raised in [[Bromley]], south east London. He studied [[art history]] at the [[University of Sussex]].<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title=Obituary: Nigel Finch |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-nigel-finch-1573483.html |work=[[The Independent]] |last=Williams |first=Nigel |date=17 February 1995 |accessdate=26 September 2012}}</ref>
-Finch began working as co-editor for the [[BBC]] [[television documentary]] series ''[[Arena (TV series)|Arena]]'' in the early 1970s.<ref name="obit"/> He produced and directed many notable programs including ''My Way'' (1978), and ''The Private Life of the [[Ford Cortina]]'' (1982). He rose to prominence with the documentary ''Chelsea Hotel'' (1981), which profiled the famed [[Hotel Chelsea|New York hotel]] and its legacy of famous gay guests, including [[Oscar Wilde]], [[Tennessee Williams]], [[William S. Burroughs]], [[Quentin Crisp]] and [[Andy Warhol]]. His documentary subjects include artist [[Robert Mapplethorpe]] (1988), filmmaker [[Kenneth Anger]] (1991),<ref name="Forde"/> and artist [[Louise Bourgeois]] (1994). Finch went on to direct films such as the [[BAFTA]]-nominated drama ''[[The Lost Language of Cranes (film)|The Lost Language of Cranes]]'', and the musical soap opera ''[[The Vampyr: A Soap Opera|The Vampyr]]''.
+Finch began working as co-editor for the [[BBC]] television documentary series ''[[Arena (TV series)|Arena]]'' in the early 1970s.<ref name="obit"/> He produced and directed many notable programs including ''My Way'' (1978), and ''The Private Life of the [[Ford Cortina]]'' (1982). He rose to prominence with the documentary ''Chelsea Hotel'' (1981), which profiled the famed [[Hotel Chelsea|New York hotel]] and its legacy of famous gay guests, including [[Oscar Wilde]], [[Tennessee Williams]], [[William S. Burroughs]], [[Quentin Crisp]] and [[Andy Warhol]]. His documentary subjects include artist [[Robert Mapplethorpe]] (1988), filmmaker [[Kenneth Anger]] (1991),<ref name="Forde"/> and artist [[Louise Bourgeois]] (1994). Finch went on to direct films such as the [[BAFTA]]-nominated drama ''[[The Lost Language of Cranes (film)|The Lost Language of Cranes]]'', and the musical soap opera ''[[The Vampyr: A Soap Opera|The Vampyr]]''.
-Finch died from [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]]-related illness in [[London]] in 1995 during [[post-production]] of his first full-length feature film ''[[Stonewall (film)|Stonewall]]'', a [[docudrama]] loosely based on events leading up to the 1969 [[Stonewall riots]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Levy |first1=Emanuel |title=Riot Girls |journal=The Advocate |date=July 23, 1996 |pages=51–53 |publisher= Liberation Publications Inc.}}</ref><ref name="obit"/>
+Finch died from [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]]-related illness in London in 1995 during [[post-production]] of his first full-length feature film ''[[Stonewall (film)|Stonewall]]'', a [[docudrama]] loosely based on events leading up to the 1969 [[Stonewall riots]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Levy |first1=Emanuel |title=Riot Girls |journal=The Advocate |date=23 July 1996 |pages=51–53 |publisher= Liberation Publications Inc.}}</ref><ref name="obit"/>
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