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Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 - 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. The son of an army officer, he attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked for some years as an actor, director and stage manager. In the 1950s he started in the movie industry as a dubbing assistant and later an assistant director for Tony Richardson. Summer Holiday (1963), his first film as director, was a "lightweight" vehicle for Cliff Richard. Yates had directed the original Royal Court production of N. F. Simpson's play One Way Pendulum and was chosen to make the film version released in 1964. Robbery (1967), a crime thriller, is a fictionalised version of the Great Train Robbery of 1963. This led to Bullitt (1968), of which Bruce Weber has written, "Mr
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Peter Yates
Born 1929-07-24 (94 years ago) in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. Dead 2011-01-09 (81 years).
Award | Year |
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Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Breaking Away) | 1979 |
Award | Year |
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BAFTA Award for Best Film (The Dresser) | 1985 |
BAFTA Award for Best Direction (The Dresser) | 1985 |
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture (The Dresser) | 1983 |
Academy Award for Best Director (The Dresser) | 1983 |
Academy Award for Best Picture (The Dresser) | 1983 |
Academy Award for Best Picture (Breaking Away) | 1979 |
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture (Breaking Away) | 1979 |
Academy Award for Best Director (Breaking Away) | 1979 |
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film (Breaking Away) | 1979 |
BAFTA Award for Best Direction (Bullitt) | 1970 |
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Virginia Pope(Gifta: 1960–2011-01-09) |
Robert Yates, Constance Yates
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