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David Puttnam

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David Puttnam
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David Puttnam was born on 25 February 1941 in London, England, UK. He is a producer and executive, known for Chariots of Fire (1981), The Mission (1986) and The Killing Fields (1984). He has been married to Patricia Mary Jones since 1961. They have two children.
BornFebruary 25, 1941
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  • Won 1 Oscar

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Chariots of Fire (1981)
Chariots of Fire
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1981
Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in The Mission (1986)
The Mission
7.4
  • Producer
  • 1986
Sam Waterston in The Killing Fields (1984)
The Killing Fields
7.8
  • Producer
  • 1984
Brad Davis in Midnight Express (1978)
Midnight Express
7.5
  • Producer
  • 1978

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Producer

  • I am Chut Wutty (2015)
    I am Chut Wutty
  • Glastonbury Fayre (2018)
    Glastonbury Fayre
  • We Are the People We've Been Waiting For
  • My Life So Far (1999)
    My Life So Far
  • The Confessional (1995)
    The Confessional
  • The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (1994)
    The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story
  • War of the Buttons (1994)
    War of the Buttons
  • Robin Williams in Being Human (1994)
    Being Human
  • A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992)
    A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
  • Meeting Venus (1991)
    Meeting Venus
  • Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991)
    Without Warning: The James Brady Story
  • The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
    The Josephine Baker Story
    • (Angelica Television Ltd.)
  • Sean Astin, Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Harry Connick Jr., Tate Donovan, Reed Diamond, Courtney Gains, and Neil Giuntoli in Memphis Belle (1990)
    Memphis Belle
  • Vardo (1986)
    Vardo
  • Knights & Emeralds (1986)
    Knights & Emeralds

Music Department

  • Stardust (1974)
    Stardust
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    • February 25, 1941
    • London, England, UK
    • Patricia Mary Jones1961 - present (2 children)
  • Book: The Undeclared War: The Struggle for Control of the World's Film Industry. With Neil Watson. London: HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN: 0002556758
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    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 3 Interviews
    • 4 Articles

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    Whilst giving a guest lecture at Lincoln University, England, he accidentally activated the electronic stage curtain. This occurred when he mentioned light bulb inventor Thomas A. Edison. After researching Edison in his youth, Puttnam grew to dislike the man and suggested that the movement of the curtain was the ghost of Edison playing a trick on him.
  • Quotes
    I'm not afraid to fail, providing I fail honorably. The only thing I don't want is to end up being an irrelevant 70-year-old egomaniac.

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