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Lionel Young(I)

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  • Director
  • Actor
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Lionel Young was born on 19 August 1952 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for Sir Tropical Downbeat (1990), The Novelist (2009) and Around the World in 21 Days (2007).
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    • Known for

    Sir Tropical Downbeat (1990)
    Sir Tropical Downbeat
    8.0
    Short
    • Producer
    • 1990
    The Novelist (2009)
    The Novelist
    8.4
    • Producer
    • 2009
    Around the World in 21 Days (2007)
    Around the World in 21 Days
    8.0
    • Producer
    • 2007
    The Pentecostals in Tottenham (1991)
    The Pentecostals in Tottenham
    8.0
    • Producer
    • 1991

    Credits

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    Producer

    • The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Story (2013)
      The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Story
      7.3
      • associate producer
      • 2013
    • Joanna Vassa (2012)
      Joanna Vassa
      8.4
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2012
    • The 25th Dynasty (2012)
      The 25th Dynasty
      7.2
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2012
    • The Swordsman of Trelawny (2011)
      The Swordsman of Trelawny
      8.5
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2011
    • The Prize Fighter (2010)
      The Prize Fighter
      8.5
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2010
    • The Novelist (2009)
      The Novelist
      8.4
      • line producer
      • 2009
    • Tooting Broadway Flatmates (2008)
      Tooting Broadway Flatmates
      6.9
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2008
    • Around the World in 21 Days (2007)
      Around the World in 21 Days
      8.0
      • associate producer
      • 2007
    • The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano (2007)
      The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano
      8.4
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2007
    • Mother Seacole (2005)
      Mother Seacole
      8.8
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2005
    • Menelik l
      7.1
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2004
    • Who Mourns for Elfreda Jarrett?
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2003
    • Bridgetower (2001)
      Bridgetower
      7.8
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2001
    • The Trouble with Francis (2000)
      The Trouble with Francis
      6.0
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2000
    • The Story of Dr. Harold Moody (1998)
      The Story of Dr. Harold Moody
      6.0
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 1998

    Director

    • Sir Tropical Downbeat (1990)
      Sir Tropical Downbeat
      8.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1990

    Actor

    • Lionel Young in Sir Tropical Downbeat (2021)
      Sir Tropical Downbeat
      Short
      • Sir Tropical Downbeat
      • 2021

    Personal details

    • Born
      • August 19, 1952
      • Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Founder of the Reggae magazine 'Ska Special'.
    • Nickname
      • Sir Tropical Downbeat

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