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Douglas Hickox

Douglas Hickox

Director · Born 1929-01-10 · London, England, UK

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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Douglas Hickox (10 January 1929 – 25 July 1988) was an English film director. Hickox was born in London, where he was educated at Emanuel School. Hickox worked extensively as an assistant director and second unit director throughout the 50's and early 60's, making his first major picture in 1970. Over the next ten years, he developed a reputation for the wit and style of his direction, and for his taut action sequences. His work includes Les Bicyclettes de Belsize (1968), Entertaining Mr Sloane (1969), Theatre of Blood (1973) and Zulu Dawn (1979). Hickox was married to Anne V. Coates, the Oscar winning editor of Lawrence of Arabia. After his death in 1988, his second wife Annabel approached the BIFA (British Independent Film Awards) with an annual bequest from Douglas' estate. This bequest led directly to the creation of the British Independent Film Awards. In recognition of Douglas's commitment and support for new talent, BIFA inaugurated the Douglas Hickox Award, which is given to a British director on their debut feature. Douglas Hickox's sons, Anthony Hickox and James D.R. Hickox are also film directors and one of his daughters, Emma…

Directed

  1. Theatre of Blood (1973) — Director
  2. Brannigan (1975) — Director
  3. Zulu Dawn (1979) — Director
  4. The Giant Behemoth (1959) — Director
  5. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) — Director
  6. Sky Riders (1976) — Director
  7. Sitting Target (1972) — Director
  8. Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970) — Director
  9. Blackout (1985) — Director
  10. Mistral's Daughter (1984) — Director
  11. I'll Take Manhattan (1987) — Director
  12. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Director
  13. The Phoenix (1982) — Director
  14. The Dirty Dozen (1988) — Director
  15. Les Bicyclettes de Belsize (1968) — Director
  16. Sins (1986) — Director
  17. The Master of Ballantrae (1984) — Director
  18. Just for You (1964) — Director
  19. It's All Over Town (1963) — Director
  20. The Phoenix (1981) — Director
  21. Stop Laughing, This Is England (1963) — Director
  22. Four Hits and a Mister (1962) — Director