Brian Gibson (director)
| Brian Gibson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 September 1944 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, U.K. |
| Died |
4 January 2004 (aged 59) London, England, U.K. |
| Cause of death | Bone cancer |
| Occupation | Film and television director |
| Years active | 1960s–2002 |
Brian Gibson (22 September 1944 – 4 January 2004) was an English film director.
Early life and education
Gibson was born September 22, 1944 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.[1] His mother, Victoria,[2] was a shop assistant and his father was a carpenter.[3] He had a sister, June.[2][4] Gibson attended Southend High School.[1][3] He attended St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he studied medicine.[1][3][5] He also studied History of Science at Darwin College, Cambridge.[3] He graduated from Cambridge University.[2]
Career
In the late 1960s, Gibson began working for the BBC, directing scientific documentaries.[1] Gibson directed Helen Mirren in the 1979 BBC film, Blue Remembered Hills and h is work on that film won him a BAFTA Award for Best Director.[2] Gibson made his feature film directorial debut with Breaking Glass (1980).[1] In 1986, he directed Poltergeist II: The Other Side.[1] In 1989, he directed Ben Kingsley in the HBO television film, Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story.[1] In 1990, Gibson directed the miniseries Drug Wars: The Camarena Story, starring Steven Bauer and Benicio Del Toro.[1] Gibson won a Primetime Emmy and a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the HBO television film The Josephine Baker Story (1991).[1] In 1993, he directed the Oscar nominated film What's Love Got to Do with It, starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne.[1] In 1996, he directed Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin in The Juror.[1] In 1998, he directed the British film Still Crazy starring Bill Nighy and Billy Connolly.[1] Gibson served as an executive producer for Frida (2002), starring Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina.[1] He was preparing to direct a film for 20th Century Fox, and also collaborating on a script with his wife when he was diagnosed with cancer.[1]
Personal life and death
Gibson had homes in London and Los Angeles.[2]
In 1990, Gibson married Lynn Whitfield.[6] They have a daughter Grace.[1] Their marriage ended in divorce.[2] After their divorce he married the artist Paula Rae Gibson, with whom he had another daughter, Raphaela.[1][3]
Gibson died of bone cancer in London on 4 January 2004; he was 59.[1][2]
Filmography
- 1974 : Horizon (BBC TV series) (ep: Joey)
- 1976 : The Billion Dollar Bubble
- 1976 : Where Adam Stood
- 1979 : Screenplay (série TV)
- 1979 : Gossip from the Forest
- 1979 : Blue Remembered Hills
- 1980 : Breaking Glass
- 1983 : Kilroy Was Here
- 1986 : Poltergeist II: The Other Side
- 1989 : Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
- 1990 : Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
- 1991 : The Josephine Baker Story
- 1993 : What's Love Got to Do with It
- 1996 : The Juror
- 1998 : Still Crazy
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Bardach, Ann Louise (7 January 2004). "Brian Gibson". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lyall, Sarah (9 January 2004). "Brian Gibson, 59, a Director Of Movies and TV Shows". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Brian Gibson". The Daily Telegraph. 21 January 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ Oliver, Myrna (6 January 2004). "Brian Gibson, 59; Filmmaker Known for Biopics of Josephine Baker, Tina Turner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "Brian Gibson, noted director, dies". United Press International. 5 January 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ "Actress Lynn Whitfield Weds Director Of Her Film "The Josephine Baker" Story". Jet. 27 August 1990. Retrieved 8 May 2016.