English film director, screenwriter and actor (1926–2013)
For the American basketball player, see Bryn Forbes.
Bryan Forbes
CBE
Born
John Theobald Clarke
(1926-07-22)22 July 1926
Stratford, Essex, England
Died
8 May 2013(2013-05-08) (aged 86)
Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Other names
Turk Thrust
Occupation(s)
Filmmaker, actor, author
Spouses
Constance Smith
(m. 1951; div. 1955)
Nanette Newman
(m. 1955)
Children
2, including Emma Forbes
Bryan Forbes CBE (/fɔːrbz/; born John Theobald Clarke; 22 July 1926 – 8 May 2013) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist described as a "Renaissance man"[1] and "one of the most important figures in the British film industry".[2]
He directed the film The Stepford Wives (1975) and wrote and/or directed several other critically acclaimed films, including Whistle Down the Wind (1961), Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) and King Rat (1965). He also scripted several films directed by others, such as The League of Gentlemen (1960), The Angry Silence (1960) and Only Two Can Play (1962).
^Falk Q."Bryan Forbes: Renaissance man". Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2013. . BAFTA. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2013
^Batty D. Bryan Forbes, acclaimed film director, dies aged 86. The Guardian. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013
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