Paul Marcus
Paul Marcus | |
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| Born | Paul Coryn Valentine Marcus 30 May 1954 London, England |
| Died | 13 February 2011 (aged 56) London, England |
| Occupation | television director |
| Spouse(s) | Viviana Maranzano (1987–2011) |
Paul Coryn Valentine Marcus (30 May 1954 – 13 February 2011) was a BAFTA winning British television director and producer.[1][2] His most notable success was as producer of the television series Prime Suspect, but he also worked in cinema, theatre and many other TV series.[3]
Early life[]
Marcus was born in London in 1954, the son of playwright Frank Marcus, a German-born Jew who fled to Britain in 1939 and the actress Jacqueline Sylvester. He was educated at Latymer Upper School and Lincoln College, Oxford.[4]
Credits[]
His credits include the following:
- (1994, TV series)
- Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness (1995, TV movie)
- Break Up (1998)
- After Alice (2000)
- Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (2001, TV series)
- The Bill (2002, TV series)
- In Deep (2001-2003, TV series)
- Imperium: Nerone (2004, TV movie)
- Heidi (2005)
- Dalziel and Pascoe (2000-2006, TV series)
- Roman Mysteries (2007, TV series)
- Lark Rise To Candleford (2009, TV series)
Notes[]
- ^ Obituary London Guardian, 4 March 2011.
- ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "Paul Marcus". BFI.
- ^ "Paul Marcus: TV producer and director who was a driving force behind". The Independent. October 23, 2011.
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