For other persons named Ken Hughes, see Kenneth Hughes (disambiguation).
Ken Hughes
Born
Kenneth Graham Hughes
(1922-01-19)19 January 1922
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died
28 April 2001(2001-04-28) (aged 79)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Occupations
Director
Screenwriter
Kenneth Graham Hughes (19 January 1922 – 28 April 2001)[2] was an English film director and screenwriter. He worked on over 30 feature films between 1952 and 1981, but is arguably best known for his 1968 musical fantasy film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on the Ian Fleming novel of the same name.[3] His other notable works included The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), Of Human Bondage (1964), Casino Royale (1967), and Cromwell (1970). He was an Emmy Award winner and a three-time BAFTA Award nominee.
Hughes has been called "a filmmaker whose output was consistently interesting and entertaining, and deserved more critical attention than it has received."[4]
^"Ken Hughes — Film Director, 79". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2 May 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^BFI
^Thurber, Jon (30 April 2001). "Ken Hughes; Screenwriter and Director of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^Vagg, Stephen (14 November 2020). "Ken Hughes Forgotten Auteur". Filmink.
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