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Fuller Name
- Edward Ouri
Variants
- Mirzoeff, Eddie, 1936-
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1936-04-11
Has Affiliation
- Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation
Has Affiliation
- Organization: British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Birth Place
- London (England)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
Documentary filmmaker
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Sources
- found: Timothy Leary: the man who turned America on, 2000:title frame (Edward Mirzoeff, Executive Producer)
- found: BFI Film & TV Database, via WWW, October 18, 2013(Mirzoeff, Edward; born 11/04/1936 in London, England; alternative names: Mirzoeff, Eddie; Mirzoeff, Edward Ouri; awarded a CBE in the Birthday Honours 1997; activities: production; editing; direction; scriptwriter; cast)
- found: Wikipedia, October 18, 2013(Edward Mirzoeff; CVO, CBE; born 11 April 1936; a prominent British television producer and documentary filmmaker; he won an Open Scholarship in Modern History at The Queen's College, Oxford, in 1953; BA (Oxon)1956; MA (Oxon)1960; his wide-ranging studies of British institutions for the BBC include the Royal Greenjackets Regiment, New Scotland Yard, the National Trust, Westminster School, the Royal Opera House and the Ritz Hotel; he was given unprecedented access and attracted record-breaking audiences for his 1992 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, Elizabeth R, marking her 40th anniversary on the throne; he also made a series of films with the late Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, notably Metro-Land, 1973, A Passion for Churches, 1974, and The Queen's Realm - A Prospect of England,1977, and directed many other leading presenters, including James Cameron, Ludovic Kennedy and Malcolm Muggeridge; many of his films, such as The Front Garden, and The Englishwoman and the Horse, are poetic celebrations of Englishness; he has edited numerous series, from the innovative Bird's-Eye View (shot entirely from a helicopter) to the controversial Real Lives and (for four years) the multi-award-winning 40 Minutes documentary strand; he was executive producer of many other award-winning programs and series, including Pandora's Box, The Ark, The House, Full Circle with Michael Palin and Lie of the Land; he was appointed CVO in 1993 and CBE in 1997; he was Chairman of BAFTA (The British Academy of Film and Television Arts) from 1995-1997 and Chairman of The Grierson Trust from 2002-2006)
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Change Notes
- 2013-10-25: new
- 2013-11-14: revised
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