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Derrick Knight(1929-2022)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Derrick Knight was born on 3 February 1929 in Poole, Dorset, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Smoking and You (1963), Shamrocks Sky High (1969) and Witnesses (1970). He was married to Brenda Henderson. He died on 28 December 2022 in the UK.
BornFebruary 3, 1929
DiedDecember 28, 2022(93)
BornFebruary 3, 1929
DiedDecember 28, 2022(93)
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Known for

Smoking and You (1963)
Smoking and You
6.0
Short
  • Director
  • 1963
Shamrocks Sky High
Short
  • Director
  • 1969
Witnesses
Short
  • Director
  • 1970
A Time to Heal (1963)
A Time to Heal
6.5
Short
  • Director
  • 1963

Credits

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Director

  • Witnesses
    Short
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Shamrocks Sky High
    Short
    • directed by
    • 1969
  • Reaching Out
    Short
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Education for the Future (1967)
    Education for the Future
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Travelling for a Living (1966)
    Travelling for a Living
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Faces of Harlow (1964)
    Faces of Harlow
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • The Great Steam Fair (1964)
    The Great Steam Fair
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • A Time to Heal (1963)
    A Time to Heal
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Smoking and You (1963)
    Smoking and You
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1963
  • No Place to Hide (1959)
    No Place to Hide
    5.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1959
  • To End with a Curtsy
    Short
    • Director
    • 1959

Producer

  • Pancho Villa: Myth or Man?
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Youth Wave
    Short
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Barbarella City
    Short
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Dance
    Short
    • producer
    • 1967
  • 28B Camden Street (1965)
    28B Camden Street
    6.9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1965
  • One of the Family
    Short
    • producer
    • 1964
  • The Great Steam Fair (1964)
    The Great Steam Fair
    6.3
    Short
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Smoking and You (1963)
    Smoking and You
    6.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1963
  • To End with a Curtsy
    Short
    • producer
    • 1959
  • March to Aldermaston (1959)
    March to Aldermaston
    7.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Between Two Worlds (1952)
    Between Two Worlds
    5.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1952

Writer

  • Witnesses
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Shamrocks Sky High
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1969
  • Travelling for a Living (1966)
    Travelling for a Living
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • script
    • 1966
  • Faces of Harlow (1964)
    Faces of Harlow
    6.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • A Time to Heal (1963)
    A Time to Heal
    6.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Smoking and You (1963)
    Smoking and You
    6.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • BFI
    • British Entertainment History Project interview
  • Born
    • February 3, 1929
    • Poole, Dorset, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 28, 2022
    • UK
  • Spouse
    • Brenda Henderson1959 - December 28, 2022 (his death, 2 children)

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