Biography

Christopher Nupen was born on September 30, 1934 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was a director and writer, known for Barenboim on Beethoven (1970), Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music (1975) and Contrasts (1967). He was married to Caroline Percival and Diana Baikie. He died on February 19, 2023 in the UK.

In 1968, he co-founded Allegro Films with David Findlay, Peter Heelas, Diana Baikie (Manager) and Michael Rosenberg (who left to become head of Partridge Films). Half a century on, Nupen, Heelas and Findlay continue to run the company.