Philip Saville

Philip Saville
Saville in 2001
Born28 October 1927[1]
London, England
Died22 December 2016(2016-12-22) (aged 89)
Hampstead, London, England
Other namesPhilip Savile
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, actor
Spouses
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(m. 1947; died 1982)​
Nina Zuckerman
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(m. 1987)​
Children4

Philip Saville (28 October 1927 – 22 December 2016)[2] was a British director, screenwriter and former actor whose career lasted half a century. The British Film Institute's Screenonline website described Saville as "one of Britain's most prolific and pioneering television and film directors".[3] His work included 45 contributions to Armchair Theatre (1956–1972) and he won two Best Drama Series BAFTAs for Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) and The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986).[4]

  1. ^ Rolinson, David (2020). "Saville, Philip (1927–2016), television, film, and theatre director". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.112120. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8.
  2. ^ Rolinson, David (2020). "Saville, Philip (1927–2016), television, film, and theatre director". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.112120. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8.
  3. ^ Wake, Oliver. "Saville, Philip (1930–)". Screenonline. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Philip Saville". BAFTA. 1 August 2020.