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Howard Davies(1945-2016)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Howard Davies was born on 26 April 1945 in Durham, Newcastle, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Secret Rapture (1993), All My Sons (2011) and The Last of the Haussmans (2012). He was married to Clare Holman and Susan Wall. He died on 25 October 2016 in the UK.
BornApril 26, 1945
DiedOctober 25, 2016(71)
BornApril 26, 1945
DiedOctober 25, 2016(71)
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Known for

The Secret Rapture (1993)
The Secret Rapture
5.7
  • Director
  • 1993
David Suchet and Zoë Wanamaker in All My Sons (2011)
All My Sons
7.9
  • Director(segment "(theatre)")
  • 2011
Helen McCrory, Julie Walters, and Rory Kinnear in The Last of the Haussmans (2012)
The Last of the Haussmans
7.6
  • Director
  • 2012
Zoë Wanamaker in National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011)
National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
7.5
  • Director
  • 2011

Credits

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Director

  • Fifty Years on Stage (2013)
    Fifty Years on Stage
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • co-director (segment "Mourning Becomes Electra")
    • 2013
  • Helen McCrory, Julie Walters, and Rory Kinnear in The Last of the Haussmans (2012)
    The Last of the Haussmans
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2012
  • David Suchet and Zoë Wanamaker in All My Sons (2011)
    All My Sons
    7.9
    • director (segment "(theatre)")
    • 2011
  • Zoë Wanamaker in National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011)
    National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Blue/Orange (2005)
    Blue/Orange
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Francesca Annis, Stephen Rea, and Daniel Craig in Copenhagen (2002)
    Copenhagen
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • James Frain in Armadillo (2001)
    Armadillo
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001
  • The Secret Rapture (1993)
    The Secret Rapture
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Performance (1991)
    Performance
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Jane Lapotaire in Piaf (1984)
    Piaf
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984

Writer

  • Francesca Annis, Stephen Rea, and Daniel Craig in Copenhagen (2002)
    Copenhagen
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 2002

Producer

  • The Escort
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2008

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 26, 1945
    • Durham, Newcastle, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 25, 2016
    • UK(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Clare HolmanApril 2005 - October 25, 2016 (his death)
  • Other works
    Directed "The Iceman Cometh", a play by Eugene O'Neill (Almeida Theater, London, England, UK).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was awarded the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Director, for the 1998 production of "The Iceman Cometh".

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