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Bob Privett(1912-1984)

  • Director
  • Animation Department
  • Writer
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Bob Privett was born on 11 October 1912 in England, UK. Bob was a director and writer, known for The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line (1969), The Moving Spirit (1953) and The Power to Fly (1953). Bob died on 16 June 1984 in England, UK.
BornOctober 11, 1912
DiedJune 16, 1984(71)
BornOctober 11, 1912
DiedJune 16, 1984(71)
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Known for

The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line (1969)
The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line
  • Director
  • 1969
The Moving Spirit
Short
  • Director
  • 1953
The Power to Fly
Short
  • Director
  • 1953
Water for Firefighting
3.3
  • Animation Department
  • 1948

Credits

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Director

  • Crossing the Channel
    Short
    • Director
    • 1972
  • British Rail Is Travelling... (1969)
    Careful Charlie
    Short
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Automatic Fare Collection and You (1969)
    Automatic Fare Collection and You
    4.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1969
  • British Rails Are Long and Fast
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Multiple Aspects
    Short
    • Director
    • 1969
  • The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line (1969)
    The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line
    • Director
    • 1969
  • How They Dug the Victoria Line
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1969
  • The Victoria Line Report No. 4: Equip and Complete (1968)
    The Victoria Line Report No. 4: Equip and Complete
    Short
    • Director
    • 1968
  • The Conversion of Hector the Checker
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967
  • The Victoria Line Report No. 3: Problems and Progress (1967)
    The Victoria Line Report No. 3: Problems and Progress
    7.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Cartic 4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • The Victoria Line Report No. 1: Over and Under (1965)
    The Victoria Line Report No. 1: Over and Under
    7.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • The Victoria Line Report No. 2: Down and Along (1965)
    The Victoria Line Report No. 2: Down and Along
    7.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • A.C. Electric Locomotive Drivers Procedure: Airbrake Faults
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • A.C. Electric Locomotive Drivers Procedure: Vacuum Brake Faults
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964

Animation Department

  • Under the Wires (1965)
    Under the Wires
    6.4
    Short
    • animator
    • 1965
  • Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
    Short
    • animator
    • 1957
  • The Figurehead (1952)
    The Figurehead
    6.6
    Short
    • animator
    • 1952
  • As Old as the Hills
    Short
    • animator
    • 1950
  • R.A.F.: First Line of Defence (1949)
    R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Farmer Charley
    Short
    • assistant animator
    • 1949
  • Charley in New Town
    6.2
    Short
    • animator (as R.E. Privett)
    • 1948
  • Charley's March of Time (1948)
    Charley's March of Time
    5.7
    Short
    • animator (as R. Privett)
    • 1948
  • Water for Firefighting
    3.3
    • animator
    • 1948
  • Your Very Good Health (1947)
    Your Very Good Health
    5.8
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Sam and His Musket
    Short
    • animator
    • 1935

Writer

  • Milestones in Therapy
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Down a Long Way
    Short
    • story
    • 1954
  • We've Come a Long Way
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • Water for Firefighting
    3.3
    • writer
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • R.E. Privett
  • Born
    • October 11, 1912
    • England, UK
  • Died
    • June 16, 1984
    • England, UK(Undisclosed)

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