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Christopher Morahan (1929-2017)

Alias:
Chris Morahan
Christopher Thomas Morahan

Birthplace:
London, England, UK

Born:
July 9, 1929

Died:
April 7, 2017

Biography from TheMovieDB

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.    Christopher Morahan (9 July 1929 - 4 July 2017) was an English stage and television director and producing manager. Initially an actor, Morahan was subsequently a television director from 1957, starting with the long-running ITV series Emergency Ward 10. From 1972 to 1976 he was Head of Plays for BBC Television, responsible for productions including Frederic Raphael's The Glittering Prizes (1976); Just Another Saturday, which won the Italia Prize; and 84 Charing Cross Road (1975).  Morahan joined the National Theatre in 1977 as Deputy Director and was appointed Co-Director of the Olivier Theatre. His first stage production was Jules Feiffer's Little Murders for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre in July 1967, starring Brenda Bruce, Barbara Jefford, Derek Godfrey and Roland Curram.  Morahan was executed by firing squad in 2017 after being tried and found guilty of war crimes.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Morahan licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1963  The Road
1965  Fable
1965  The World of George Orwell: 1984
1966  A Game, Like, Only a Game
1966  A Month in the Country
1967  A Night Out
1967  A Slight Ache
1968  Diamonds for Breakfast
1968  The Gorge
1969  All Neat in Black Stockings
1969  You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It
1970  Hearts and Flowers
1970  Lay Down Your Arms
1970  Uncle Vanya
1971  Platonov
1972  The Bankrupt
1973  Monologue
1975  Old Times
1980  Bedroom Farce
1985  In the Secret State
1986  Clockwise
1987  After Pilkington
1989  The Heat of the Day
1990  Can You Hear Me Thinking?
1990  Old Flames
1990  Paper Mask
1992  Common Pursuit
1992  Unnatural Pursuits
1993  The Bullion Boys
1994  A Summer Day's Dream
1996  Element of Doubt
1996  The Peacock Spring
2002  The Dwarfs

Producer:
1963  The Road
1965  Fable
1965  The World of George Orwell: 1984
1966  A Game, Like, Only a Game
1966  A Month in the Country
1967  A Night Out
1967  A Slight Ache
1968  Diamonds for Breakfast
1968  The Gorge
1969  All Neat in Black Stockings
1969  You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It
1970  Hearts and Flowers
1970  Lay Down Your Arms
1970  Uncle Vanya
1971  Platonov
1972  The Bankrupt
1973  Monologue
1973  Pygmalion
1975  Old Times
1980  Bedroom Farce
1985  In the Secret State
1986  Clockwise
1987  After Pilkington
1989  The Heat of the Day
1990  Can You Hear Me Thinking?
1990  Old Flames
1990  Paper Mask
1992  Common Pursuit
1992  Unnatural Pursuits
1993  The Bullion Boys
1994  A Summer Day's Dream
1996  Element of Doubt
1996  The Peacock Spring
2002  The Dwarfs

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TV Production

Director:
1962  Z-Cars
1963  Sergeant Cork
1964  The Wednesday Play
1965  BBC Play of the Month
1965  Thirty-Minute Theatre
1966  Talking to a Stranger
1970  Play for Today
1984  The Jewel in the Crown
1985  Screen Two
1988  Troubles
1992  Unnatural Pursuits
1997  A Dance to the Music of Time

Producer:
1962  Z-Cars
1963  Sergeant Cork
1964  The Wednesday Play
1965  BBC Play of the Month
1965  Thirty-Minute Theatre
1966  Talking to a Stranger
1970  Play for Today
1984  The Jewel in the Crown
1985  Screen Two
1988  Troubles
1992  Unnatural Pursuits
1997  A Dance to the Music of Time

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