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Jonathan Stedall (b. 1938)

Birthplace:
Prestwood, Buckinghamshire, England

Born:
January 20, 1938

Biography from TheMovieDB

Early career included work as a stage manager in Rep at The Grand Theatre, Croydon; assistant film editor at Pinewood film studios; floor manager at TWW and ATV.  Author aged twenty-five.  Author aged twenty-five.  In 1961/63 made first films at TWW (Television Wales and the West) with John Betjeman and Gwyn Thomas. Joined BBC Television as producer/director in 1963 at the advent of BBC2.  In 1968 won British Film Academy (now BAFTA) Robert Flaherty Award for In Need of Special Care – a film about a Camphill school in Scotland for children with special needs (same film nominated for British Film Academy 'United Nations Award', along with its sequel about Botton Village – a Camphill community in Yorkshire for adults with special needs).  Nominated by BAFTA and by The Broadcasting Press Guild for 1985 series with Alan Whicker – Living with Uncle Sam.  Independent documentary film-maker since 1990.

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Film Production

Director:
1976  Summoned by Bells
1994  Portrait or Bust
2011  The Challenge of Rudolf Steiner
????  In Need of Special Care

Producer:
1976  Summoned by Bells
1988  Dinner at Noon
1993  Rudolf Steiner Waldorf Education: An Introduction
1994  Portrait or Bust
2011  The Challenge of Rudolf Steiner
????  In Need of Special Care

Writer:
1976  Summoned by Bells
1988  Dinner at Noon
1993  Rudolf Steiner Waldorf Education: An Introduction
1994  Portrait or Bust
2011  The Challenge of Rudolf Steiner
????  In Need of Special Care

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TV Production

Director:
1980  Great Railway Journeys
1995  The Abbey with Alan Bennett

Producer:
1980  Great Railway Journeys
1995  The Abbey with Alan Bennett

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