Jo Durden-Smith
Jo Durden-Smith | |
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Born | John Antony Durden-Smith 24 December 1941 |
Died | 10 May 2007 | (aged 65)
Occupation | filmmaker, author, journalist |
Spouse(s) | Diana DeSimone (divorced) Yelena Zagrevskaya (1989-2007; his death) |
Children | 1 |
Jo Durden-Smith[1] (24 December 1941 – 10 May 2007) was a British documentary film maker. His work included The Doors Are Open, The Stones in the Park, Johnny Cash at St Quentin, and, later, television work Russian Godfathers on the Russian oligarchs.
His books included Who Killed George Jackson?, about the death of imprisoned activist George Jackson.
Life[]
He was educated at Haileybury and Merton College, Oxford.[2] He worked for World in Action, Granada TV's documentary team, where his rock films were made.
Subsequently, he lived in New York, and then Moscow. He was a columnist for The Moscow Times until 1997.
His younger brother was the actor Richard Durden and his half-brother was the broadcaster Neil Durden-Smith.
Books[]
- Who Killed George Jackson?
- Sex and the Brain (1983) with Diane DeSimone
- Russia: a long-shot romance (1994)
- Mafia (2002)
- 100 most infamous criminals (2003)
- The Essence of Buddhism (2004)
- Nostradamus and Other Prophets and Seers (2005)
Notes[]
See also[]
External links[]
- London Times obituary
- Daily Telegraph obituary[dead link]
- Independent obituary[dead link]
- Guardian obituary
- BFI filmography
Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2007 deaths
- British documentary filmmakers
- Alumni of Merton College, Oxford