FILM DIRECTOR

Gerry Anderson

1929 - 2012

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Gerald Alexander Anderson (né Abrahams; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist, who is known for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation" (marionette puppets containing electric moving parts). Anderson's first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh children's series The Adventures of Twizzle (1957–58). Torchy the Battery Boy (1960), and Four Feather Falls (1960) followed. Supercar (1961–62) and Fireball XL5 (1962–63) came next, both series breaking into the U.S. television market in the early 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerry Anderson is the 1,186th most popular film director (down from 1,069th in 2019), the 4,316th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,634th in 2019) and the 88th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gerry Anderson ranks 1,186 out of 2,041. Before him are Roy Ward Baker, Mark Herman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Alan Ball, John Pilger, and Giorgi Shengelaia. After him are Nick Park, Franz Antel, Francis Girod, Trey Parker, Joe Ranft, and Morten Tyldum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Gerry Anderson ranks 419. Before him are Frans Andriessen, Acker Bilk, Lode Wouters, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Daphne Hasenjäger, and Michael D. Coe. After him are Igor Novikov, Saeed Jaffrey, Kiichirō Furukawa, Francisco Zuluaga, Jerry Hardin, and Win Tin. Among people deceased in 2012, Gerry Anderson ranks 346. Before him are Homai Vyarawalla, Franz West, Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Klaus Schütz, Jorge Illueca, and Jacques Dupin. After him are Brigitte Engerer, Igor Kvasha, Norman Joseph Woodland, Anna Schwartz, Oswaldo Payá, and James Mellaart.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gerry Anderson ranks 4,317 out of 8,785. Before him are Geoffrey de Havilland (1882), Anne V. Coates (1925), Mark Williams (1975), Simon Davies (1979), Henry Liddell (1811), and Margaret Leighton (1922). After him are Liam Howlett (1971), Amlaíb Cuarán (1000), Nick Park (1958), Donald Rayfield (1942), Estelle Winwood (1883), and Robin Hill (1899).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Gerry Anderson ranks 88. Before him are Duncan Jones (1971), Jon Amiel (1948), Benjamin Glazer (1887), Edgar Wright (1974), Roy Ward Baker (1916), and Mark Herman (1954). After him are Nick Park (1958), Basil Dearden (1911), Freddie Francis (1917), John Grierson (1898), Anthony Harvey (1930), and Peter R. Hunt (1925).

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