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Bill Forsyth
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Bill Forsyth was born on 29 July 1946 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK. He is a director and writer, known for
Local Hero (1983)
,
Gregory's Girl (1980)
and
Housekeeping (1987)
.
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Won 2 BAFTA Awards
10 wins & 7 nominations total
Known for
Local Hero
7.3
Director
1983
Gregory's Girl
7.1
Director
1980
Housekeeping
7.2
Director
1987
That Sinking Feeling
6.7
Director
1979
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Director
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Actor
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Producer
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Script and Continuity Department
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Additional Crew
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Self
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Director
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11
Bill Forsyth Lifetime Achievement Film
Director
Short
2009
Gregory's Two Girls
Director
1999
Being Human
Director
1994
Breaking In
Director
1989
Housekeeping
Director
1987
Comfort and Joy
Director
1984
Local Hero
Director
1983
Andrina
Director
TV Movie
1981
Gregory's Girl
Director
1980
That Sinking Feeling
Director
1979
Islands of the West
Director
Short
1972
Writer
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9
Bill Forsyth Lifetime Achievement Film
Writer
Short
2009
Gregory's Two Girls
written by
1999
Being Human
written by
1994
Housekeeping
screenplay
1987
Comfort and Joy
written by
1984
Local Hero
written by
1983
Andrina
adapted for television by
TV Movie
1981
Gregory's Girl
Writer
1980
That Sinking Feeling
Writer
1979
Editor
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The Living Land
Editor
1977
Polar Power
Editor
Short
1974
Highlands
Editor
Short
1972
Glasgow 1980
Editor
Short
1972
Island of the Big Cloth
Editor
Short
1971
K.H-4
Editor
Short
1969
Mackintosh
Editor
Short
1968
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Alternative name
William Forsyth
Born
July 29
,
1946
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 356-361. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
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Everybody has reasons. [Answer to a reporter's question "Why aren't there any bad guys in your films?"]
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