British filmmaker Michael Winner passes away at age 77
Born in London in 1935, Michael Winner's first foray into the entertainment business was a weekly entertainment column he wrote at the tender age of 14, which was published in over 30 local newspapers. After attending Cambridge, where he studied law and economics, Michael Winner began making documentaries and short films in the late 1950s.
He became best known in the United States for directing Death Wish in 1974, starring Charles Bronson. He also directed the sequels Death Wish II in 1982 and Death Wish 3 in 1985. The filmmaker also directed Charles Bronson in The Mechanic, which was remade in the 2011 action-thriller The Mechanic starring Jason Statham.
Later in life, Michael Winner became an outspoken restaurant critic for the Sunday Times in London. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine.
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CelluloidDreams
...who could forget "Scorpio" with Burt Lancaster......
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CelluloidDreams
RIP...Thanks for the memories!
Do not grieve at the passing of mortality,for life's but a thing of terrible gravity. And the planets gravitate around you, and the stars shall dance about you and the angels in heaven adore you, and the saints all stand and applaud you.
So faraway, so faraway and yet so close.
Nick Cave, "Far Away, So Close"
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NeonKazma
Thats really a shame. Another great director passes away. R.I.P
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