Andrew Piddington
Andrew J. Piddington (born October 18, 1949 in Romford, Essex) is an English film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.
Career[]
He directed films such as Shuttlecock (1991), The Fall (1999), (2002) and The Killing of John Lennon (2006).[1] The low-budget The Killing of John Lennon starred as Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman, and was screened at the Edinburgh and Rotterdam Film Festivals.[2] In 1990 he directed the documentary featuring David Driskell,[3] funded by the Arts Council of Great Britain and produced by .[4] In 1996 he directed the series , featuring soldiers in different wars and locations in each of the seven episodes, including the Falklands War, the Gulf War, and in Northern Ireland.
Personal life[]
Piddington was first married to Christine Spencer. He is currently married to Pearl Morrison, who has worked as a script adviser on his films,[5] and the couple have two children.
References[]
- ^ Newton, Michael (16 October 2012). Age of Assassins: A History of Conspiracy and Political Violence, 1865-1981. Faber & Faber. p. 725. ISBN 978-0-571-29046-8.
- ^ "Lennon pic bought". Daily Variety, accessed via HighBeam Research (subscription required). 16 January 2007. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Arts TV: A History of Arts Television in Britain. Indiana University Press. 1993. p. 32. ISBN 0-86196-435-7.
- ^ McGee, Julie L.; Driskell, David C. (2006). David C. Driskell: Artist and Scholar. Pomegranate. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7649-3747-7.
- ^ "Shuttlecock". TCM. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
External links[]
- English film directors
- English television directors
- English screenwriters
- English male screenwriters
- English film producers
- 1949 births
- Living people
- People from Romford