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David Pownall(1938-2022)

  • Writer
  • Editor
  • Director
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David Pownall was born on 19 May 1938 in Liverpool, England, UK. David was a writer and editor, known for Leap in the Dark (1973), BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) and Turning Year Tales (1979). David was married to Glenys Jones and Alex Sutton. David died on 20 November 2022 in the UK.
BornMay 19, 1938
DiedNovember 20, 2022(84)
BornMay 19, 1938
DiedNovember 20, 2022(84)
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Known for

Leap in the Dark (1973)
Leap in the Dark
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)
BBC2 Play of the Week
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Turning Year Tales (1979)
Turning Year Tales
TV Series
  • Writer
Patrick Stewart in Maybury (1981)
Maybury
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Ladislav Chudík in Majstrovský kurz (1993)
    Majstrovský kurz
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1993
  • Frits Helmuth in Mesterklassen (1987)
    Mesterklassen
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1987
  • The Great White Mountain
    TV Movie
    • script
    • 1986
  • Mountain Men
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1986
  • Patrick Stewart in Maybury (1981)
    Maybury
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Leap in the Dark (1973)
    Leap in the Dark
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1980
  • Turning Year Tales (1979)
    Turning Year Tales
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)
    BBC2 Play of the Week
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Susan Engel, Philip Latham, Jennifer Lonsdale, and Susan Valentine in The Cedar Tree (1976)
    The Cedar Tree
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1976–1977

Editor

  • The Chase
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2012
  • Farther Than the Trees
    9.3
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2011
  • The Renata Road
    7.6
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2011

Director

  • The Chase
    Short
    • Director
    • 2012

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • BBC
    • BFI
  • Born
    • May 19, 1938
    • Liverpool, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 20, 2022
    • UK(Undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Glenys Jones? - 1971 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    His play, "Master Class", was performed at the Wyndham's Theatre in London, England with Timothy West CBE as Stalin, David Bamber as "Shostakovich", Peter Kelly as "Prokofiev". Directed by Justin Greene.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Playwright, novelist, he was the long time-companion of actress Mary Ellen Ray with whom he had a son.

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