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Lewis Gilbert(1920-2018)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert was a British film director, producer and screenwriter best known for Alfie (1966), as well as three James Bond films: You Only Live Twice (1967), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).

He also directed Reach for the Sky (1956), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Educating Rita (1983) and Shirley Valentine (1989).

For his work on Alfie, Gilbert was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and an Golden Globe for best director.

In 2001 he was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute, the highest accolade in the British film industry.

Gilbert was married to Hylda Tafler for 53 years, until her death in June 2005.

He died from natural causes on 23 February 2018 at the age of 97.
BornMarch 6, 1920
DiedFebruary 23, 2018(97)
BornMarch 6, 1920
DiedFebruary 23, 2018(97)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Lewis Gilbert in TCM Remembers 2018 (2018)
Bekim Fehmiu and Lewis Gilbert in The Adventurers (1970)
Tom Conti, Pauline Collins, Lewis Gilbert, and Willy Russell in Shirley Valentine (1989)
Pauline Collins and Lewis Gilbert in Shirley Valentine (1989)
Lewis Gilbert and Liza Minnelli in Stepping Out (1991)
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert
Michael Caine and Lewis Gilbert in Alfie (1966)
Lewis Gilbert
Sean Connery, Lewis Gilbert, Mie Hama, and Tetsurô Tanba in You Only Live Twice (1967)
Lewis Gilbert in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Ken Adam, Albert R. Broccoli, and Lewis Gilbert in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Known for

Michael Caine in Alfie (1966)
Alfie
7.0
  • Director
  • 1966
Michael Caine and Julie Walters in Educating Rita (1983)
Educating Rita
7.2
  • Director
  • 1983
Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, and Richard Kiel in Moonraker (1979)
Moonraker
6.2
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1979
Kate Beckinsale in Haunted (1995)
Haunted
6.2
  • Director
  • 1995

Credits

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Director

  • Before You Go (2002)
    Before You Go
  • Kate Beckinsale in Haunted (1995)
    Haunted
  • Stepping Out (1991)
    Stepping Out
  • Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine (1989)
    Shirley Valentine
  • Not Quite Paradise (1985)
    Not Quite Paradise
  • Michael Caine and Julie Walters in Educating Rita (1983)
    Educating Rita
  • Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, and Richard Kiel in Moonraker (1979)
    Moonraker
    • (directed by)
  • Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    • (directed by)
  • Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
    Seven Nights in Japan
  • Operation Daybreak (1975)
    Operation Daybreak
  • Paul and Michelle (1974)
    Paul and Michelle
  • Friends (1971)
    Friends
  • The Adventurers (1970)
    The Adventurers
  • Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice (1967)
    You Only Live Twice
    • (directed by)
  • Michael Caine in Alfie (1966)
    Alfie

Writer

  • Kate Beckinsale in Haunted (1995)
    Haunted
  • Paul and Michelle (1974)
    Paul and Michelle
  • Friends (1971)
    Friends
  • The Adventurers (1970)
    The Adventurers
  • Candy Pibworth in Emergency (1962)
    Emergency
    • (uncredited)
  • Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
    Ferry to Hong Kong
  • Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
    Carve Her Name with Pride
  • Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Paradise Lagoon
  • Kenneth More in Reach for the Sky (1956)
    Reach for the Sky
  • The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
    The Sea Shall Not Have Them
  • Richard Basehart and Gloria Grahame in The Good Die Young (1954)
    The Good Die Young
  • Joan Collins, James Kenney, and Ian Whittaker in The Slasher (1953)
    The Slasher
  • The Hundred Hour Hunt (1952)
    The Hundred Hour Hunt
  • Under One Roof
  • Marry Me (1949)
    Marry Me

Producer

  • Kate Beckinsale in Haunted (1995)
    Haunted
  • Stepping Out (1991)
    Stepping Out
  • Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine (1989)
    Shirley Valentine
  • Not Quite Paradise (1985)
    Not Quite Paradise
  • Michael Caine and Julie Walters in Educating Rita (1983)
    Educating Rita
  • Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
    Seven Nights in Japan
  • Paul and Michelle (1974)
    Paul and Michelle
  • Friends (1971)
    Friends
  • The Adventurers (1970)
    The Adventurers
  • Michael Caine in Alfie (1966)
    Alfie
  • Skywatch (1960)
    Skywatch
  • Johnny on the Run (1953)
    Johnny on the Run

Personal details

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    • March 6, 1920
    • Clapton, London, England, UK
    • February 23, 2018
    • Monaco(natural causes)
    • February 14, 1952 - June 19, 2005 (her death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the film industry.
  • Quotes
    Paramount backed Alfie (1966) because it was going to be made for $500,000, normally the sort of money spent on executives' cigar bills.
    • Often directed crime movies

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