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- Birth nameJack Isaac Clayton
- Jack Clayton was born on March 1, 1921 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for The Innocents (1961), Our Mother's House (1967) and The Great Gatsby (1974). He was married to Haya Harareet, Katherine Kath and Christine Norden. He died on February 26, 1995 in Slough, Berkshire, England, UK.
- SpousesHaya Harareet(1984 - February 26, 1995)Katherine Kath(1953 - ?) (divorced)Christine Norden(1947 - 1953) (divorced)
- Though relatively sparse of output, he was acclaimed as an exponent of social realism and as one of the most literary of film makers. Virtually all of his films were adapted from classic novels.
- Directed 4 actors to Oscar nominations: Laurence Harvey (Best Actor, Room at the Top (1958)), Simone Signoret (Best Actress, Room at the Top (1958)), Hermione Baddeley (Best Supporting Actress, Room at the Top (1958)), and Anne Bancroft (Best Actress, The Pumpkin Eater (1964)). Signoret won an Oscar for her performance.
- Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1983.
- Jack Clayton was Associate Producer on 'Beat the Devil' (John Huston). During the film, Bernard Lee ('M' in the early Bond films) is introduced as 'Jack Clayton', a policeman from England.
- His works have been widely admired and praised by leading film critics like Pauline Kael and Roger Ebert, and by film industry peers including Harold Pinter, Martin Scorsese, Guillermo del Toro, François Truffaut, Tennessee Williams and Steven Spielberg.
- I don't believe in being fashionable. Try to be and you're usually out of date before you start.
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