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David Giles (1926-2010)

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Birthplace:
Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Born:
October 18, 1926

Died:
January 6, 2010

Biography from TheMovieDB

David Giles (18 October 1926 – 6 January 2010) was a British television director.  Giles was born on October 18, 1926 in Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a director, known for The Barchester Chronicles (1982), The Forsyte Saga (1967) and The Dance of Death (1969). He died on January 6, 2010 in London, England, UK.

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Film Production

Director:
1969  The Dance of Death
1977  The Winslow Boy
1978  Richard II
1979  Henry IV Part 1
1979  Henry IV Part 2
1979  Henry V
1981  The Potsdam Quartet
1982  On Approval
1984  The Life and Death of King John
1986  The Fools on the Hill
1986  Twelfth Night
2011  Waiting for the Turning of the Earth

Writer:
1969  The Dance of Death
1977  The Winslow Boy
1978  Richard II
1979  Henry IV Part 1
1979  Henry IV Part 2
1979  Henry V
1981  The Potsdam Quartet
1982  On Approval
1984  The Life and Death of King John
1986  The Fools on the Hill
1986  Twelfth Night
2011  Waiting for the Turning of the Earth

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TV Production

Director:
1967  The Forsyte Saga
1967  Vanity Fair
1969  The First Churchills
1971  Sense and Sensibility
1972  Country Matters
1972  The Strauss Family
1978  The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978  The Mayor of Casterbridge
1982  The Barchester Chronicles
1983  Mansfield Park
1984  The Bill
1985  Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
1988  Hannay
1989  Forever Green
1991  The Darling Buds of May
1996  Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

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