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Robin Hardy in The Wicker Tree (2011)

Biography

Robin Hardy

Overview

  • Born
    October 2, 1929 · Wimbledon, London, England, UK
  • Died
    July 1, 2016 · Reading, Berkshire, England, UK (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Robin St. Clair Rimington Hardy

Biography

  • Robin Hardy was born on October 2, 1929 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Wicker Man (1973), The Fantasist (1986) and Forbidden Sun (1988). He was married to Victoria. He died on July 1, 2016 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK.

Family

  • Spouse
      Victoria(? - July 1, 2016) (his death)
  • Children
      Justin Hardy
      Dominic Hardy

Trivia

  • He wrote several novels, the most successful being "The Education Of Don Juan". He founded Hardy & Sons, a production company that specialized in historical dramas, which was eventually headed by his son, TV director Justin Hardy.
  • He began his career in the 1960s in Canada and the US, where he directed episodes for "Esso World Theater", a program about cultures around the world. He found steady work in commercials and educational films.
  • He began his directorial career in Canada and the US before moving to London in the 1960s, where he made commercials and informational films for the Hardy Shaffer Ferguson Avery, an organization he co-founded with the screenwriter of The Wicker Man (1973), Anthony Shaffer.

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