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Derek Bailey(1934-2019)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Derek Bailey was born on 18 June 1934 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Dancer (1985), Ballerina (1987) and The South Bank Show (1978). He was previously married to Gill Cormode and Patricia Hall. He died on 10 December 2019 in London, England, UK.
BornJune 18, 1934
DiedDecember 10, 2019(85)
BornJune 18, 1934
DiedDecember 10, 2019(85)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Dancer
TV Series
  • Director
Ballerina
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1987
Melvyn Bragg in The South Bank Show (1978)
The South Bank Show
7.0
TV Series
  • Director
The Mysteries (1985)
The Mysteries
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Dancer
    • Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • BBC Proms (2009)
    BBC Proms
    • Director (segment Proms in the Park)
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • A Chinese Cracker: The Making of 'The Peony Pavilion' in Shanghai New York and Paris (2001)
    A Chinese Cracker: The Making of 'The Peony Pavilion' in Shanghai New York and Paris
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • Yi Qian in Mudan Ting: The Peony Pavilion - A Kunju Opera (2001)
    Mudan Ting: The Peony Pavilion - A Kunju Opera
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2001
  • Rosemary Joshua in Semele (1999)
    Semele
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Love Potion, Making Elisir (1997)
    Love Potion, Making Elisir
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien (1996)
    J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien
    • Director
    • Video
    • 1996
  • Faust
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • The Big Picnic (1996)
    The Big Picnic
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Don Giovanni (1995)
    Don Giovanni
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • The Nutcracker (1994)
    The Nutcracker
    • Director
    • Video
    • 1994
  • Le nozze di Figaro (1994)
    Le nozze di Figaro
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Celebrating Haydn with Peter Ustinov
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994)
    Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Bruce Ford in Mitridate, re di Ponto (1993)
    Mitridate, re di Ponto
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • La traviata (1993)
    La traviata
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1993

Producer

  • Dancer
    • producer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Ballerina
    • producer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Yi Qian in Mudan Ting: The Peony Pavilion - A Kunju Opera (2001)
    Mudan Ting: The Peony Pavilion - A Kunju Opera
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2001
  • Faust
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Playing Belfast
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 1989
  • Russell Harty's Grand Tour
    • producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1988
  • La traviata (1987)
    La traviata
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • The Mysteries (1985)
    The Mysteries
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1985–1986
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • The Oresteia at Epidaurus (1983)
    The Oresteia at Epidaurus
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 1983
  • Rex Whistler
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 1980
  • Peter Ustinov and Natalie Wood at the Hermitage
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1980
  • Melvyn Bragg in The South Bank Show (1978)
    The South Bank Show
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Aquarius (1970)
    Aquarius
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1973–1977
  • Filmharmonic '75 (1975)
    Filmharmonic '75
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 1975
  • Russell Harty Plus One (1973)
    Russell Harty Plus One
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Russell Harty Plus (1972)
    Russell Harty Plus
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1973

Writer

  • A Chinese Cracker: The Making of 'The Peony Pavilion' in Shanghai New York and Paris (2001)
    A Chinese Cracker: The Making of 'The Peony Pavilion' in Shanghai New York and Paris
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • Love Potion, Making Elisir (1997)
    Love Potion, Making Elisir
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • Melvyn Bragg in The South Bank Show (1978)
    The South Bank Show
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • The Mysteries (1985)
    The Mysteries
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Peter Ustinov and Natalie Wood at the Hermitage
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1980

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 18, 1934
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
  • Died
    • December 10, 2019
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Gill Cormode1985 - January 8, 2020 (his death)

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