Simon Relph
Simon Relph | |
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| Born | 13 April 1940 |
| Died | 30 October 2016 (aged 76) |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, Assistant film director |
| Years active | 1962–2004 |
Simon George Michael Relph, CBE (13 April 1940 – 30 October 2016) was a British film producer and assistant film director. The chairman of the BAFTA Foundation Trustees,[1] Relph was a member of the jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.[2] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2004 New Year Honours for services to the British film industry.[3]
Before entering the film industry, Relph studied Mechanical Sciences (Engineering) at King's College, Cambridge.[4]
Biography
Relph was born in Chelsea, London on 13 April 1940. His father, Michael Leighton George Relph was a Ealing Studios writer and producer and his mother, Doris, née Ringwood was a costume designer.[5]
On 14 December 1963 he married Amanda Jane Grinling, an actress, and they had two children together. He died on 30 October 2016 of pnemonia as a result of complications after minor surgery at Royal United Hospital in Bath.[5][6]
Selected filmography
- Reds (1981)
- The Return of the Soldier (1982)
- The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
- Wetherby (1985)
- Comrades (1986)
- Enchanted April (1991)
- The Secret Rapture (1993)
- Blue Juice (1995)
- Slab Boys (1997)
- The Land Girls (1998)
- Hideous Kinky (1998)
References
- ^ "Foundation Trustees". bafta.org. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1991 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "No. 57155". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2003. p. 8.
- ^ RELPH. "RELPH, Simon George Michael". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2020 (online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) (subscription required) - ^ a b Spicer, Andrew H. (9 January 2020). "Relph, Simon George Michael (1940–2016)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "OBITUARY Simon Relph". The Times. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016. (subscription required)]
External links
- Simon Relph at IMDb
- Simon Relph, Esq, CBE Authorised biography at Debrett's People of Today
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