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Born
Andrew Timothy Birkin

9 December 1945 (age 75)
OccupationDirector, screenwriter
Years active1972–present
Spouse(s)Karen Birkin
Children5, including David and Anno Birkin
Parent(s)David Birkin
Judy Campbell
RelativesJane Birkin(sister)
Kate Barry(niece)
Charlotte Gainsbourg(niece)
Lou Doillon(niece)
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Andrew Timothy Birkin (born 9 December 1945) is an English screenwriter, director and occasional actor. He was born the only son of Lieutenant-Commander David Birkin and his wife, actress Judy Campbell. One of his sisters is the actress and singer Jane Birkin.

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Work[edit]

Birkin was educated at Elstree School and Harrow School. At the former he was remembered by a teacher as being 'one of the naughtiest boys ever to have passed through Elstree'[1] and his record at Harrow was no better. He left school at the age of 17 to work as a mail boy at 20th Century Fox's London office, graduating to Elstree Studios as a production runner in 1963 on Man in the Middle and The Third Secret. After hitch-hiking and freight-jumping across America in 1964, he returned to England in 1965 and began work as a runner on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, but soon became Kubrick's location scout.[2] By the summer of 1966, Kubrick had promoted Birkin to Assistant Director on Special Effects;[3] Birkin later proposed the shooting and colour transposition of aerial footage for the 'Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite' sequence. Kubrick dispatched him to Scotland with cameraman Jack Atcheler and a 65mm Panaflex camera bolted to the floor of an Alouette helicopter; but Atcheler soon quit the enterprise, deeming Birkin to be reckless. Birkin continued alone and shot most of the resulting footage himself.[4][5][6] In 1967 Birkin supervised the shooting of 'The Dawn of Man' front projection plates in the Namib Desert.[2][3][7]

After working as First Assistant Director to the Beatles on Magical Mystery Tour in 1967, Birkin served as Location Manager on Play Dirty in Spain before again working for Stanley Kubrick, this time as his assistant director and location scout on his unmade epic of Napoleon.[5][8][9] Following second unit directing work on Melody, Birkin began writing scripts for producer David Puttnam, including The Pied Piper (1971) for director Jacques Demy,[10]Slade In Flame (1974) for the rock band Slade (which won the Vision Award at the 2007 MOJO Awards, and was described as the 'Citizen Kane of rock musicals' by BBC film critic Mark Kermode [11]), and an unmade adaptation of Albert Speer's Inside the Third Reich for Puttnam and Paramount, which involved a year's collaboration and taped interviews with Speer in 1972.[10][12]

Having worked on an adaptation of Peter Pan for NBC in 1975, Birkin conceived and wrote The Lost Boys (1978), a 3-part mini-series for the BBC about Peter Pan's creator J.M. Barrie, which won him writing awards from the Writers Guild of Great Britain and the Royal Television Society. The critic Sean Day-Lewis wrote in the Daily Telegraph, 'I doubt if biography has ever been better televised than in this sensitive and beautifully crafted masterpiece, and I am quite sure such excellence is beyond any other television service in the world.'[13] The BBC's Director-General Sir Ian Trethowan called it 'a landmark in television drama'.[14] Birkin has also written a biographical account of Barrie's relationship with the Llewelyn Davies family, J. M. Barrie and the Lost Boys (1979; 2nd edition 2003), described by The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature as 'the most candid and perceptive biography to have been written of Barrie'.[15] Birkin also hosts Barrie's official website on behalf of the Great Ormond Street Hospital, to whom he donated his Barrie/Llewelyn Davies/Peter Pan archive in 2004.[16]

In 1980, Birkin won a BAFTA award and an Academy Award nomination for his short film Sredni Vashtar, based on the short story by Saki, which he wrote, produced and directed for 20th Century Fox. In 1984 he wrote the shooting script for The Name of the Rose (in which he also had a small acting role), and in 1988 he wrote and directed Burning Secret, based on the novel by Stefan Zweig, which won two awards at the 1989 Venice Film Festival, as well as the Young Jury prize for Best Film at the Brussels Film Festival. In 1993, Birkin wrote and directed The Cement Garden, based on the novel by Ian McEwan, for which he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival,[17] as well as Best Film at several film festivals, including Dinard, Fort Lauderdale, and Birmingham.[18] In 1998 he collaborated with Luc Besson on the script of The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, and in 2004 co-wrote the screenplay for Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.

In 2013, Taschen published a selection of his photographs and an autobiographical essay in Jane & Serge: A Family Album. Immortal romance slot sites. In 2017 he wrote an adaptation of Peter Pan for Radio France.

Private life[edit]

Birkin has four sons and a daughter. David Birkin (born 1977), artist and photographer, is his eldest son, followed by Anno Birkin (1980–2001), poet and musician, and Ned Birkin (born 1985), whom Birkin directed in The Cement Garden. He is married to artist Karen Birkin, with whom he has a daughter, Emily Jane (born December 2008) and a son, Thomas Bernie (born April 2011). Two of his nieces are actresses: Charlotte Gainsbourg, who also appeared in The Cement Garden, and Lou Doillon.

High country casino no deposit bonus codes. He lives on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales.

Birkin is a trustee of the children's arts charity Anno's Africa.

Filmography[edit]

  • The Pied Piper (writer)
  • Slade in Flame (writer, Mojo Vision Award winner, 2007)
  • Peter Pan (1976 musical) (co-writer)
  • The Thief of Baghdad (1978) (writer)
  • The Lost Boys (writer, won Royal Television Society Award for Best Writer, Writers Guild of Great Britain Award)
  • Omen III: The Final Conflict (writer, associate producer)
  • Sredni Vashtar (writer, producer, director, winner of BAFTA Award for Best Short Film, 1981; nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action)
  • King David (co-writer)
  • The Name of the Rose (co-writer)
  • Burning Secret (writer, director; winner of Young Jury Prize, Brussels Film Festival, 1989)
  • Salt on Our Skin (co-writer with Bridget Gilbert; director)
  • The Cement Garden (writer, director; winner of Silver Berlin Bear for Best Director, 1992; nominated for Golden Berlin Bear; winner of the Golden Hitchcock at the Dinard Festival of British Cinema; nominated for Best Film at Mystfest)
  • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (co-writer with Luc Besson)
  • Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (co-writer)

Books[edit]

  • Author, J. M. Barrie and the Lost Boys (Constable, 1979; Revised Edition: Yale University Press, 2003)
  • Author, Jane & Serge: A Family Album (Taschen, 2013)

References[edit]

Judy Birkin Images

  1. ^'David Cooper'. 30 March 2011. ISSN0307-1235. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. ^ abDan Richter, Moonwatcher's Memoir: A Diary of 2001: A Space of Odyssey (2002)
  3. ^ ab*Bizony, Piers (2001). 2001: Filming the Future. Sidgwick & Jackson. ISBN978-1854103659.
  4. ^Michel Ciment, Kubrick (1999)
  5. ^ abRolf Thissen, Stanley Kubrick: Der Regisseur als Architekt (1999)
  6. ^ Michael Benson, Space Odyssey (2018)
  7. ^John Baxter, Stanley Kubrick: A Biography (1997)
  8. ^John Baxter, Stanley Kubrick: A Biography (1997)
  9. ^Deutsches Filmmuseum (Ed.): Stanley Kubrick (2004)
  10. ^ abAndrew Yule, Fast Fade: David Puttnam, Columbia Pictures, and the Battle For Hollywood (1989)
  11. ^Mark Kermode (31 August 2012). 'Blogs – Kermode Uncut – Film Club – Slade in Flame'
  12. ^James Park, Learning to Dream: The New British Cinema, 1984
  13. ^The Daily Telegraph, 30 October 1978
  14. ^The Guardian, 6 November 1978
  15. ^Humphrey Carpenter & Mari Prichard, The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature, 1984
  16. ^Sotheby's Catalogue, English Literature, including the Archive of J. M. Barrie and The Lost Boys, 16 December 2004
  17. ^'Berlinale: 1993 Prize Winners'. berlinale.de. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  18. ^Time Out, 20–27 October 1993

External links[edit]

  • Andrew Birkin at IMDb
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Birkin&oldid=1000596673'

Antonia Stanley-Clarke1

AntoniaStanley-Clarke is the daughter of Lt.-Col.Alexander FrancisStanley-Clarke.1 She married G/Capt.James MichaelBirkin, son of MajorHarry LaurenceBirkin and Olive IsobelRussell, on 26 April 1956.1 She and G/Capt.James MichaelBirkin were divorced in 1977.
Her married name became Birkin.

Children of Antonia Stanley-Clarke and G/Capt.James MichaelBirkin

  • James Francis RichardBirkin1 b. 27 Feb 1957
  • Abigail Victoria AnnBirkin1 b. 6 Mar 1959

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 381. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Lt.-Col. Alexander Francis Stanley-Clarke1

Judy

Child of Lt.-Col. Alexander Francis Stanley-Clarke

Judy Campbell David Birkin

  • AntoniaStanley-Clarke+1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 381. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

James Francis Richard Birkin1

James Francis RichardBirkin was born on 27 February 1957.1 He is the son of G/Capt.James MichaelBirkin and AntoniaStanley-Clarke.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 381. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Abigail Victoria Ann Birkin1

Abigail Victoria AnnBirkin was born on 6 March 1959.1 She is the daughter of G/Capt.James MichaelBirkin and AntoniaStanley-Clarke.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 381. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Lt.-Cdr. David Leslie Birkin1

Lt.-Cdr.David LeslieBirkin was born on 12 November 1914.1 He was the son of MajorHarry LaurenceBirkin and Olive IsobelRussell.1 He married Judy MaryGamble, daughter of John ArthurGamble, on 9 November 1943.1 He died on 6 March 1991 at age 76 at Kensington, London, England.1,2
He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, EnglandG.1 He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG.1 He fought in the Second World War.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.)1

Children of Lt.-Cdr. David Leslie Birkin and Judy MaryGamble

  • Andrew TimothyBirkin+1 b. 9 Dec 1945
  • Jane MalloryBirkin+1 b. 14 Dec 1946
  • Linda Mary DeborahBirkin+1 b. 21 Feb 1950

Citations

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  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 381. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S266] World War II Unit Histories - Officers, online http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=./officers/personsx.html. Hereinafter cited as World War II Unit Histories - Officers.

Judy Mary Gamble1

Judy MaryGamble was born on 31 May 1916 at Grantham, Lincolnshire, EnglandG.3 She was the daughter of John ArthurGamble.1 She married Lt.-Cdr.David LeslieBirkin, son of MajorHarry LaurenceBirkin and Olive IsobelRussell, on 9 November 1943.1 She died on 6 June 2004 at age 88.3
She was an actress, including as Joanna in Noel Coward's Present Laughter, and Ethel in his The Happy Breed.1 She was also known as Judy Campbell.1 The song 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square', was written after her.1 Her married name became Birkin.

Children of Judy Mary Gamble and Lt.-Cdr.David LeslieBirkin

  • Andrew TimothyBirkin+1 b. 9 Dec 1945
  • Jane MalloryBirkin+1 b. 14 Dec 1946
  • Linda Mary DeborahBirkin+1 b. 21 Feb 1950

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 381. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  3. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.

Andrew Timothy Birkin1

Andrew TimothyBirkin was born on 9 December 1945.1 He is the son of Lt.-Cdr.David LeslieBirkin and Judy MaryGamble.1
He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, EnglandG.1 He wrote the book J.M. Barrie and The Lost Boys, published 2003 (ASIN: 0300098227.)1

Children of Andrew Timothy Birkin

  • David TristanBirkin1 b. 1977
  • Alexander KingdomBirkin1 b. 1980, d. 8 Nov 2001
  • Edmund XavierBirkin1 b. 1985

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 381. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Jane Mallory Birkin1

Jane MalloryBirkin was born on 14 December 1946.1 She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr.David LeslieBirkin and Judy MaryGamble.1 She married John BarryPrendergast, son of Jack XavierPrendergast, on 16 October 1965.1 She and John BarryPrendergast were divorced in 1968.1
From 16 October 1965, her married name became Barry. She was a pop singer and actress. 'Je t'aime moi non plus' was banned by Pope Paul XII.1 She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 2001.1

Child of Jane Mallory Birkin and John BarryPrendergast

  • KateBarry+1 b. 8 Apr 1967, d. 11 Dec 2013

Child of Jane Mallory Birkin and SergeGainsbourg

  • CharlotteGainsbourg1 b. 1971

Child of Jane Mallory Birkin and JacquesDoillon

  • LouiseDoillon1 b. 1982

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 381. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Linda Mary Deborah Birkin1

Linda Mary DeborahBirkin was born on 21 February 1950.1 She is the daughter of Lt.-Cdr.David LeslieBirkin and Judy MaryGamble.1 She married Michael Charles William NorreysJephson in 1978.1
Her married name became Jephson. She lived in 2003 at Hawthorn Lodge, Bushy Park, Teddington, London, EnglandG.1

Children of Linda Mary Deborah Birkin and Michael Charles William NorreysJephson

  • Henry Denham Robert ArthurJephson1 b. 1983
  • George Mountenay David AubreyJephson1 b. 1984
  • Jack Norreys William OrlandoJephson1 b. 1988

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 381. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
Judy Birkin

John Arthur Gamble1

John ArthurGamble lived at Summer End, Grantham, Lincolnshire, EnglandG.1 He was the proprietor at Theatre Royal, Grantham, Lincolnshire, EnglandG.1 He was also known as J. A. Campbell.1 He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)1

Child of John Arthur Gamble

  • Judy MaryGamble+1 b. 31 May 1916, d. 6 Jun 2004
Judy Birkin

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 381. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]