Andrew Piddington
Andrew J. Piddington (born October 18, 1949 in Romford, Essex) is an English film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.
Career
[edit]He directed films such as Shuttlecock (1991), The Fall (1999), The Dinosaur Hunters (2002) and The Killing of John Lennon (2006).[1] The low-budget The Killing of John Lennon starred Jonas Ball as Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman, and was screened at the Edinburgh and Rotterdam Film Festivals.[2] In 1990 he directed the documentary Hidden Heritage: The Roots of Black American Painting featuring David Driskell,[3] funded by the Arts Council of Great Britain and produced by Maureen McCue.[4] In 1996 he directed the series SAS: The Soldiers' Story, featuring soldiers in different wars and locations in each of the seven episodes, including the Falklands War, the Gulf War, and in Northern Ireland.
Personal life
[edit]Piddington was first married to Christine Spencer. He is currently married to Pearl Morrison, who has worked as a script adviser on his films,[5] and the couple have two children.
References
[edit]- ^ Newton, Michael (16 October 2012). Age of Assassins: A History of Conspiracy and Political Violence, 1865–1981. Faber & Faber. p. 725. ISBN 978-0-571-29046-8.
- ^ "Lennon pic bought". Daily Variety. 16 January 2007. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Arts TV: A History of Arts Television in Britain. Indiana University Press. 1993. p. 32. ISBN 0-86196-435-7.
- ^ McGee, Julie L.; Driskell, David C. (2006). David C. Driskell: Artist and Scholar. Pomegranate. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7649-3747-7.
- ^ "Shuttlecock". TCM. Retrieved 17 September 2014.