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Donald Cammell | |
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Born | Donald Seton Cammell 17 January 1934 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 24 April 1996 Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged 62)
Occupation(s) | Painter, screenwriter, film director |
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Children | Amadis Cammell (b. 1959) |
Donald Seton Cammell (17 January 1934 – 24 April 1996) was a Scottish painter, screenwriter, and film director. He has a cult reputation largely due to his debut film Performance, which he wrote the screenplay for and co-directed with Nicolas Roeg. He died by suicide after the last film he directed, Wild Side, was taken away from him and recut by the production company.[1]