Michael Winner
Robert Michael Winner (born October 30, 1935 in London , England ; † January 21, 2013 there ) was a British film director and film producer . He also worked as a film editor under the pseudonym Arnold Crust ; he also wrote scripts.
Career
Winner was born to Jewish parents in north London. He completed his education at St Christopher School in Letchworth Garden City . He studied law and economics at Downing College at the University of Cambridge .
He began his career in the film business as an assistant director at the BBC , where he wrote screenplays. He made his directorial debut in 1960 with Shoot to Kill . At the beginning of his career he worked in England, but in the early 1970s he went to the USA . Winner made several films with Charles Bronson , including the first three parts of the Death Wish series. Another actor he worked with on multiple occasions was Oliver Reed .
He was a busy director from the 1960s to the late 1980s, with only four productions following in the 1990s.
His last directorial work was in 1998. In the following years he worked as a gastronomy critic for the Sunday Times .
Winner produced the majority of his own films himself and was also responsible for editing them under the pseudonym Arnold Crust . In 2006 his autobiography was published , entitled Winner Takes All: A Life of Sorts .
Winner was married to Géraldine Lynton from 2011 until his death. The two had known each other since 1957.
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1961: What Happened in College ( Out of the Shadows )
- 1964: The System
- 1965: You must be joking!
- 1967: What comes next ...? ( I'll never forget what's' is name )
- 1967: Mini Skirt and Crown Jewels ( The Jokers )
- 1968: Hannibal Brooks
- 1971: Lawman
- 1971: The Hole in the Door ( The Nightcomers , also producer)
- 1972: Chatos Land ( Chato's Land , also producer)
- 1972: Cold Breath ( The Mechanic )
- 1973: Scorpio, the Killer ( Scorpio )
- 1973: A man walks over corpses ( The Stone Killer )
- 1974: A Man Sees Red ( Death Wish )
- 1975: Won Ton Ton ... the Dog Who Saved Hollywood ( Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood )
- 1977: Witches' Sabbath ( The Sentinel )
- 1978: Dead Sleep Better ( The Big Sleep )
- 1979: Firepower
- 1982: The Man Without Mercy ( Death Wish II )
- 1982: The infamous Lady ( The Wicked Lady )
- 1984: Trace to Death ( Scream for Help )
- 1985: Death Wish III - The Avenger of New York ( Death Wish III , also producer)
- 1988: Alles nur Theater ( A Chorus of Disapproval )
- 1987 rendezvous with a body ( Appointment with Death )
- 1990: Bullseye - The Crazy Diamond Coup ( Bullseye )
- 1993: Dirty Weekend
- 1998: Parting Shots
- producer
- 1961: Some Like It Cool
- 1971: The Hole in the Door ( The Nightcomers , also director)
- 1972: Chatos Land ( Chato's Land , also director)
- 1985: Death Wish III - The Avenger of New York ( Death Wish III , also director)
Awards
- In 1978 Michael Winner was nominated for a Saturn Award with the film The Sentinel .
Web links
- Michael Winner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Michael Winner and Dirty Weekend on helenzahavi.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Film director Michael Winner dies, aged 77
- ↑ Michael Winner: Film Director Dies Aged 77
- ↑ Michael Winner: 'The only purpose of life is to avoid boredom', accessed on October 9, 2017
- ↑ Michael Winner: 'The only purpose of life is to avoid boredom', accessed on October 9, 2017
- ↑ theguardian.com, accessed October 9, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winner, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crust, Arnold (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 2013 |
| Place of death | London |