Michael AndersonAKA:
Michael Joseph Anderson
Nationality:
English Birthdate:
01/30/1920 Birthplace:
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An intelligent and dependable British-born director Michael Anderson apprenticed under the likes of David Lean, Noel Coward (co-directors of 1942's "In Which We Serve") and Peter Ustinov, with whom he co-directed "Private Angelo" (1949), starring Ustinov in the title role. Anderson made a fine impression at the helm of "The Dam Busters" (1954), the exciting true story about the bombing of the Ruhr dams during World War II, then followed with the first film version of "1984" (1955) before shocking everyone with his outstanding work on the Academy Award-winning Best Picture "Around the World in
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Year
Milestone
1935
Entered films as office boy at Elstree Studios
1936
First film as assistant director, "The Mill on the Floss"
Acted in "Housemaster" (1937) and "Stolen Life" (1939)
Worked as assistant director on "Pygmalion" (1938) and "French Without Tears" (1939) and unit production manager on "In Which We Serve" (1942)
1942
Served in the 48th Infantry Division of the Royal Signal Corps
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