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Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as Reach for the Sky (1956), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Alfie (1966), Educating Rita (1983) and Shirley Valentine (1989), as well as three James Bond films: You Only Live Twice (1967), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 94 relations: A Cry from the Streets, Academy Awards, Albert R. Broccoli, Albert R.N., Alexander Korda, Alfie (1966 film), Alfred Hitchcock, BBC Radio 4, Before You Go (film), Bill Naughton, British Film Institute Fellowship, Cannes Film Festival, Carol Reed, Carve Her Name with Pride, Cast a Dark Shadow, Clapton, London, Cosh Boy, Desert Island Discs, Dick Turpin (1933 film), Douglas Bader, Educating Rita (film), Emergency Call (1952 film), Ferry to Hong Kong, First Motion Picture Unit, For Your Eyes Only (film), Friends (1971 film), Gaumont-British, Golden Globe Awards, H.M.S. Defiant, Harry Saltzman, Haunted (1995 film), Heaven's Gate (film), Jamaica Inn (film), James Bond, Jews, John Stafford (producer), Johnny on the Run, Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival), Laurence Olivier, Light Up the Sky! (film), Lionel Bart, London, Los Angeles Times, Marry Me! (1949 film), Michael Caine, Michael Cimino, Monaco, Moonraker (film), Music hall, Not Quite Paradise, ... Expand index (44 more) »

  2. BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
  3. English expatriates in Monaco
  4. Writers from the London Borough of Hackney

A Cry from the Streets

A Cry from the Streets is a 1958 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Max Bygraves and Barbara Murray.

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Academy Awards

The Academy Awards of Merit, commonly known as the Oscars or Academy Awards, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry.

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Albert R. Broccoli

Albert Romolo Broccoli (April 5, 1909 – June 27, 1996), nicknamed "Cubby", was an American film producer who made more than 40 motion pictures throughout his career.

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Albert R.N.

Albert R.N. is a 1953 British war film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Jack Warner, Anthony Steel and Robert Beatty.

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Alexander Korda

Sir Alexander Korda (born Sándor László Kellner; Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956), BFI Screenonline.

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Alfie (1966 film)

Alfie is a 1966 British comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Michael Caine.

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Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. Lewis Gilbert and Alfred Hitchcock are English film directors, English film producers and English male screenwriters.

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BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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Before You Go (film)

Before You Go is a 2002 comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert (his final directorial effort).

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Bill Naughton

William John Francis Naughton (12 June 1910 – 9 January 1992) was an Irish-born British playwright and author, best known for his play Alfie.

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British Film Institute Fellowship

The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established in 1933, based in the United Kingdom.

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Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (Festival international du film), is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world.

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Carol Reed

Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director and producer, best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver! (1968), for which he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director. Lewis Gilbert and Carol Reed are English film producers.

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Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride is a 1958 British war drama film based on the book of the same name by R. J. Minney.

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Cast a Dark Shadow

Cast a Dark Shadow is a 1955 British suspense film noir directed by Lewis Gilbert and written by John Cresswell, based on the 1952 play Murder Mistaken by Janet Green.

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Clapton, London

Clapton is a district of East London, England, in the London Borough of Hackney.

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Cosh Boy

Cosh Boy (released in the United States as The Slasher) is a 1953 British film noir based on an original play by Bruce Walker.

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Desert Island Discs

Desert Island Discs is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

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Dick Turpin (1933 film)

Dick Turpin is a 1933 British historical drama film directed by Victor Hanbury and John Stafford it starred Victor McLaglen, Jane Carr, Frank Vosper, James Finlayson and Cecil Humphreys.

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Douglas Bader

Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, (21 February 1910 – 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War.

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Educating Rita (film)

Educating Rita is a 1983 British comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert with a screenplay by Willy Russell based on his 1980 stage play.

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Emergency Call (1952 film)

Emergency Call, released in the US as The Hundred Hour Hunt, is a 1952 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Jack Warner, Anthony Steel, Joy Shelton and Sid James.

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Ferry to Hong Kong

Ferry to Hong Kong is a 1959 British melodrama/adventure film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Curt Jürgens, Sylvia Syms, Orson Welles and Jeremy Spenser.

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First Motion Picture Unit

The 18th AAF Base Unit (Motion Picture Unit), originally known as the First Motion Picture Unit, Army Air Forces, was the primary film production unit of the U.S. Army Air Forces (AAF) during World War II, and was the first military unit made up entirely of professionals from the film industry.

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For Your Eyes Only (film)

For Your Eyes Only is a 1981 spy film directed by John Glen (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Albert R. Broccoli.

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Friends (1971 film)

Friends is a 1971 British-French teen-romance film directed and produced by Lewis Gilbert and written by Gilbert, Vernon Harris and Jack Russell.

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Gaumont-British

The Gaumont-British Picture Corporation produced and distributed films and operated a cinema chain in the United Kingdom.

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Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed for excellence in both American and international film and television.

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H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant (released as Damn the Defiant! in the United States) is a British naval war CinemaScope and Technicolor film from 1962 starring Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde.

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Harry Saltzman

Herschel "Harry" Saltzman (–) was a Canadian theatre and film producer. Lewis Gilbert and Harry Saltzman are Jewish film people.

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Haunted (1995 film)

Haunted is a 1995 horror film directed by veteran director Lewis Gilbert and starring Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Shalet and John Gielgud.

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Heaven's Gate (film)

Heaven's Gate is a 1980 American epic Western film written and directed by Michael Cimino, starring Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Isabelle Huppert, Jeff Bridges, and Joseph Cotten, and loosely based on the Johnson County War.

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Jamaica Inn (film)

Jamaica Inn is a 1939 British adventure thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name.

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James Bond

The James Bond series focuses on the titular character, a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections.

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Jews

The Jews (יְהוּדִים) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, and whose traditional religion is Judaism.

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John Stafford (producer)

John Stafford (1893–1967) was a British film producer and director.

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Johnny on the Run

Johnny on the Run is a 1953 adventure film directed by Lewis Gilbert.

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Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)

The Jury Prize (Prix du Jury) is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films.

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Laurence Olivier

Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. Lewis Gilbert and Laurence Olivier are English film directors.

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Light Up the Sky! (film)

Light Up the Sky! (US release title Skywatch) is a 1960 British comedy drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Ian Carmichael, Tommy Steele and Benny Hill.

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Lionel Bart

Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was an English writer and composer of pop music and musicals.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Marry Me! (1949 film)

Marry Me! (alternative title: I Want to Get Married) is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring Derek Bond, Susan Shaw, Patrick Holt, Carol Marsh and David Tomlinson.

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Michael Caine

Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is a retired English actor.

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Michael Cimino

Michael Antonio Cimino (February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and author.

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Monaco

Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea.

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Moonraker (film)

Moonraker is a 1979 spy-fi film, the eleventh in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.

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Music hall

Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was most popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850, through the Great War.

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Not Quite Paradise

Not Quite Paradise is a 1985 British comedy-drama directed by Lewis Gilbert.

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Oliver! (film)

Oliver! is a 1968 British period musical drama film based on Lionel Bart's 1960 stage musical of the same name, itself an adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist.

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 spy film and the sixth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions.

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Once a Sinner (1950 film)

Once a Sinner is a 1950 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Pat Kirkwood, Jack Watling and Joy Shelton.

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Operation Daybreak

Operation Daybreak (also known as The Price of Freedom in the U.S. and Seven Men at Daybreak during production) is a 1975 war film based on the true story of Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of SS general Reinhard Heydrich in Prague.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Orson Welles

George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre.

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Paul and Michelle

Paul and Michelle is a 1974 drama film directed and produced by Lewis Gilbert, whose story Vernon Harris and Angela Huth dramatized.

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Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky is a 1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill.

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Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA, is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Air Force Film Production Unit

Royal Air Force Film Production Unit (typically abbreviated to the acronym RAFFPU) was a unit of the British Royal Air Force that produced propaganda films depicting RAF personnel and aircraft both on the ground and in aerial action during Second World War from 1941 to 1945.

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Scarlet Thread

Scarlet Thread is a 1951 British crime drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and produced by Ernest G. Roy.

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Seven Nights in Japan

Seven Nights in Japan is a 1976 Anglo-French drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Michael York, Charles Gray, and Hidemi Aoki.

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Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine is a one-character play by Willy Russell.

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Shirley Valentine (film)

Shirley Valentine is a 1989 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert.

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Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck! is a 1960 black-and-white CinemaScope British war film based on the 1959 book The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck by C. S. Forester.

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Special Operations Executive

Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a British organisation formed in 1940 to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in German-occupied Europe and to aid local resistance movements during World War II.

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Stepping Out (1991 film)

Stepping Out is a 1991 American musical comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert, written by Richard Harris (based on his 1984 play Stepping Out) and starring Liza Minnelli.

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The 7th Dawn

The 7th Dawn is a 1964 Technicolor drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring William Holden, Capucine and Tetsurō Tamba.

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The Admirable Crichton (1957 film)

The Admirable Crichton is a 1957 British south seas adventure comedy romance film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker and Sally Ann Howes.

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The Adventurers (1970 film)

The Adventurers is a 1970 American epic adventure drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Lewis Gilbert.

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The Divorce of Lady X

The Divorce of Lady X is a 1938 British Technicolor romantic comedy film produced by London Films; it stars Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and Binnie Barnes.

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The Godfather

The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title.

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The Good Die Young

The Good Die Young is a 1954 British crime film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Laurence Harvey, Gloria Grahame, Joan Collins, Stanley Baker, Richard Basehart and John Ireland.

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The Greengage Summer

The Greengage Summer (called Loss of Innocence in the U.S.) is a 1961 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More and Susannah York (in her first leading role).

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Little Ballerina

The Little Ballerina is a 1947 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Sea Shall Not Have Them

The Sea Shall Not Have Them is a 1954 British war film starring Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde and Anthony Steel.

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The Spy Who Loved Me (film)

The Spy Who Loved Me is a 1977 spy film, the tenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions.

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There Is Another Sun

There Is Another Sun (U.S. title: Wall of Death) is a 1951 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Maxwell Reed, Laurence Harvey and Susan Shaw.

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Time Gentlemen, Please!

Time Gentlemen, Please! is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert and written by Val Valentine and Peter Blackmore.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria.

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United Artists

United Artists (UA) is an American film production company owned by Amazon MGM Studios.

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947).

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Victor Hanbury

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Violette Szabo

Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo, GC (née Bushell; 26 June 1921 – February 1945) was a British-French Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during the Second World War and a posthumous recipient of the George Cross.

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William Keighley

William Jackson Keighley (August 4, 1889 – June 24, 1984) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director. Lewis Gilbert and William Keighley are first Motion Picture Unit personnel.

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Willy Russell

William Russell (born 23 August 1946) is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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You Only Live Twice (film)

You Only Live Twice is a 1967 spy film and the fifth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.

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1997 Birthday Honours

The 1997 Birthday Honours were announced on 14 June 1997 for the United Kingdom and on 2 June 1997 for New Zealand.

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See also

BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award

English expatriates in Monaco

Writers from the London Borough of Hackney

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Gilbert

Also known as Gilbert, Lewis.

, Oliver! (film), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film), Once a Sinner (1950 film), Operation Daybreak, Order of the British Empire, Orson Welles, Paul and Michelle, Reach for the Sky, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Film Production Unit, Scarlet Thread, Seven Nights in Japan, Shirley Valentine, Shirley Valentine (film), Sink the Bismarck!, Special Operations Executive, Stepping Out (1991 film), The 7th Dawn, The Admirable Crichton (1957 film), The Adventurers (1970 film), The Divorce of Lady X, The Godfather, The Good Die Young, The Greengage Summer, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, The Independent, The Little Ballerina, The New York Times, The Sea Shall Not Have Them, The Spy Who Loved Me (film), There Is Another Sun, Time Gentlemen, Please!, Tuberculosis, United Artists, United States Army Air Forces, Victor Hanbury, Violette Szabo, William Keighley, Willy Russell, World War II, You Only Live Twice (film), 1997 Birthday Honours.