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William MacQuitty
Born
(1905-05-15)15 May 1905
Rosetta, Belfast, Ireland
Died
4 February 2004(2004-02-04) (aged 98)
London, UK
Occupation(s)
film producer, author, photographer
William MacQuitty (15 May 1905 – 4 February 2004) was an Irish film producer and also a writer and photographer. He is most noted for his production of the 1958 Rank Organisation / Pinewood Studios film, A Night to Remember, which recreates the story of the sinking of RMS Titanic, based on the book of the same name by Walter Lord. MacQuitty had seen Titanic being launched, when he was a child.[1]
^"Pioneering director of 'A Night to Remember'". Irish Times. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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