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David Stevens(1940-2018)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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David Stevens was born on 22 December 1940 in Tiberias, Palestine. He was a writer and director, known for The Sum of Us (1994), Breaker Morant (1980) and Homicide (1964). He died on 17 July 2018 in Whangarei, New Zealand.
BornDecember 22, 1940
DiedJuly 17, 2018(77)
BornDecember 22, 1940
DiedJuly 17, 2018(77)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

The Sum of Us (1994)
The Sum of Us
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1994
Breaker Morant (1980)
Breaker Morant
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1980
Homicide (1964)
Homicide
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer
John Gielgud, Helena Bonham Carter, Rutger Hauer, Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Miranda Richardson, and Martin Short in Merlin (1998)
Merlin
7.1
TV Mini Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Lauren Holly, Jill Hennessy, and Leslie Stefanson in Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001)
    Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 2001
  • Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
    Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
    5.4
    TV Mini Series
    • teleplay
    • teleplay by
    • 1999
  • Mama Flora's Family (1998)
    Mama Flora's Family
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1998
  • Julie Delpy, Patrick Dempsey, and Ben Kingsley in Crime and Punishment (1998)
    Crime and Punishment
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1998
  • John Gielgud, Helena Bonham Carter, Rutger Hauer, Sam Neill, Isabella Rossellini, Miranda Richardson, and Martin Short in Merlin (1998)
    Merlin
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • teleplay
    • 1998
  • Richard Chamberlain and Amanda Donohoe in The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (1996)
    The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1996
  • The Sum of Us (1994)
    The Sum of Us
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • play
    • 1994
  • Queen (1993)
    Queen
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • written for television by
    • teleplay
    • 1993
  • Always Afternoon (1988)
    Always Afternoon
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Maggie Kirkpatrick in Prisoner (1979)
    Prisoner
    8.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1981–1986
  • A Thousand Skies (1985)
    A Thousand Skies
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • adaptation
    • 1985
  • Flying Kiwi (1979)
    Flying Kiwi
    6.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1980
  • Breaker Morant (1980)
    Breaker Morant
    7.8
    • screenplay by
    • 1980
  • Gaynor Martin in Skyways (1979)
    Skyways
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Cop Shop (1977)
    Cop Shop
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1979

Director

  • Kansas (1988)
    Kansas
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Always Afternoon (1988)
    Always Afternoon
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • A Thousand Skies (1985)
    A Thousand Skies
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Runaway Island (1983)
    Runaway Island
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1984
  • Five Mile Creek (1983)
    Five Mile Creek
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Peter Phelps and Geneviève Picot in Undercover (1983)
    Undercover
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Clinic (1982)
    The Clinic
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Women of the Sun (1981)
    Women of the Sun
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Bryan Brown and Helen Morse in A Town Like Alice (1981)
    A Town Like Alice
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • The John Sullivan Story (1979)
    The John Sullivan Story
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Lorraine Bayly, Paul Cronin, Susan Hannaford, Andrew McFarlane, Richard Morgan, and Steven Tandy in The Sullivans (1976)
    The Sullivans
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Roses Bloom Twice (1977)
    Roses Bloom Twice
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1977
  • John Hargreaves in Young Ramsay (1977)
    Young Ramsay
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • John Diedrich, Lucky Grills, and Gerda Nicolson in Bluey (1976)
    Bluey
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Sascha Hehn and Andrew Keir in The Outsiders (1976)
    The Outsiders
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977

Producer

  • Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999)
    Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
    5.4
    TV Mini Series
    • co-producer
    • 1999
  • Mama Flora's Family (1998)
    Mama Flora's Family
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 1998
  • Richard Chamberlain and Amanda Donohoe in The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (1996)
    The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1996
  • The Box (1974)
    The Box
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975
  • This Love Affair
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974
  • An Awful Silence (1972)
    An Awful Silence
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Homicide (1964)
    Homicide
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Pukemanu (1971)
    Pukemanu
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971
  • The Genuine Plastic Marriage
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 22, 1940
    • Tiberias, Palestine
  • Died
    • July 17, 2018
    • Whangarei, New Zealand(cancer)
  • Other works
    His play, "The Sum of Us," was performed at the Pegasus Players Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, with Bradford Farwell in the cast, directed by Gary Griffin.

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