Richard Loncraine

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Nationality: English
Birthdate: 10/20/1946
Birthplace: Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

biography

Although yet to be connected with the kind of box-office hit that establishes a director as a household-word, Richard Loncraine has demonstrated a wide versatility, directing comedy, poignant dramas, thrillers, psychodramas and spy films, leading up to Shakespeare's "Richard III" (1995) starring Sir Ian McKellen.

Loncraine originally sought to be a set designer and then an actor. As a kinetic sculptor, he had several exhibitions at the Institute of Contemporary Art. His first commercial success was as a toy designer, with an "executive toy" called "Newton's cradle". Turning to directing, he Continued

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milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Directed 75 episodes of BBC's "Tomorrow's World"
 
Directed more than 420 TV commercials
1971 
Acted in "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" for director John Schlesinger
1974 
Feature directing debut, "Flame," starring Tom Conti
1977 
Directed "Full Circle," with Mia Farrow and Tom Conti
Continued

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