| Anthony Minghella CBE | |
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![]() Minghella in 2003 | |
| Born | 6 January 1954 Ryde, Isle of Wight, England |
| Died | 18 March 2008 (aged 54) London, England |
| Occupation | Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Actor |
| Years active | 1981—2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Carolyn Choa |
Anthony Minghella CBE (January 6, 1954 — March 18, 2008) was an Academy Award-winning English film director, playwright and screenwriter. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Ryde is a British seaside town and the most populous town and urban area on the Isle of Wight, with a population of approximately 30000 The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made He was Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. The British Film Institute ( BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film television
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Minghella was born on the Isle of Wight at Ryde, the son of Gloria and Edward Minghella, ice cream factory owners. The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the Ryde is a British seaside town and the most populous town and urban area on the Isle of Wight, with a population of approximately 30000 Ice cream or ice-cream (originally iced cream) is a frozen dessert made from Dairy products such as Milk and Cream, combined [1] His father was Italian/Scottish and his mother came from Leeds; her ancestors originally came from Valvori, a small village in the Lazio region of central Italy. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Vallerotonda is a town and Comune (municipality in the region of Lazio in central Italy, in the Province of Frosinone. For the football club see SS Lazio Lazio ( Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Minghella attended Sandown Grammar School and St John's College (Portsmouth). St John's College is an independent Catholic day and Boarding school in Southsea, Hampshire, England run by the De La Salle He was a graduate of the University of Hull, where he completed undergraduate and postgraduate courses, but eventually abandoned his doctoral thesis. The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English University, founded in 1927 located in Hull (or Kingston upon Hull) a A dissertation (also called thesis or disquisition) is a document that presents the author's Research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature
His first piece of produced work was a 1975 stage adaptation of Gabriel Josipovici's Mobius the Stripper; however, it was his 1985 piece Whale Music that kickstarted his career. Gabriel David Josipovici (born October 8, 1940) is a British novelist short story writer critic literary theorist and playwright Whale Music is a novel by Canadian writer Paul Quarrington. It was first published by Doubleday Canada in 1989. [2] He made his directorial debut with a double bill of Samuel Beckett's Play and Happy Days. Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989 was an Irish Writer, Dramatist and poet During the 1980s, he worked in television, starting as a runner on Magpie before moving into script editing the children's drama series Grange Hill for the BBC and later writing The Storyteller series for Jim Henson. Magpie was a Children's television programme shown on ITV from the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s A script editor is a member of the production team of scripted Television programmes usually dramas and comedies Grange Hill is a British The Storyteller is a Live-action / Puppet Television series. It was an American / British co-production which originally For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of He also wrote several episodes of the ITV detective drama Inspector Morse. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse is a Fictional character in a series of thirteen Detective novels by British Author Colin His 1986 play Made in Bangkok found mainstream success in the West End. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland"
Minghella won radio success with a Giles Cooper Award for his radio drama Cigarettes and Chocolate[3] first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1988. The Giles Cooper Awards were honors given to plays written for radio It was revived on 3 May 2008 as a tribute to its author director following his death. His production starred Juliet Stevenson, Bill Nighy and Jenny Howe. Juliet Anne Virginia Stevenson CBE (born October 30, 1956) is an English Actress. William Francis "Bill" Nighy (ˈnaɪ born 12 December 1949) is a Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Actor His first radio play Hang Up, starring Anton Lesser and Juliet Stevenson, was revived on 10 May 2008 as part of the BBC Radio 4 Minghella season. Anton Lesser (born 14 February 1952) is a British Actor, he attended Moseley Grammar School and the University of Liverpool [4]
Minghella's 1990 feature Truly, Madly, Deeply, a drama he had written and directed for the BBC's Screen Two anthology strand, bypassed its expected TV broadcast and received a cinema release. This article is about the film Truly Madly Deeply. For the song see Truly Madly Deeply. In order to make the film, he had turned down an offer to direct another episode of Inspector Morse, which he had thought would be a much higher-profile assignment.
In 1996, he won the Academy Award for Directing for The English Patient. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by the same name by Michael Ondaatje. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay for 1999's The Talented Mr. Ripley. The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States The Talented Mr Ripley is a 1999 film directed by Anthony Minghella.
The pilot episode of the television adaptation of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, which he co-wrote and directed, was broadcast on BBC One shortly after his death on 23 March 2008; it was watched by 6. The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a television drama series co-produced by the BBC and HBO, and based on the novels of the same name Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. 3 million viewers.
He vocally supported I Know I'm Not Alone, a film of musician Michael Franti's peacemaking excursions into Iraq, Palestine and Israel. Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966, in Oakland California) is an American Poet, Musician, and Composer For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Name There are differences of opinion as to what the Palestinian territories should be called For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
He directed a party election broadcast for the Labour Party in 2005. A party political broadcast (also known as a party election broadcast or party conference broadcast depending on the date of broadcast is a short Television The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The short film depicted Tony Blair and Gordon Brown working together and was criticised for being insincere: "The Anthony Minghella party political broadcast last year was full of body language fibs", said Peter Collett, a psychologist at the University of Oxford. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the "When you are talking to me, I'll give you my full attention only if I think you are very high status or if I love you. On that party political broadcast, they are staring at each other like lovers. It is completely false. "[5]
He returned to radio drama in 2006 with Eyes Down Looking on BBC Radio 3, starring Jude Law, Juliet Stevenson and David Threlfall to mark Samuel Beckett's 100th birthday celebrations. Jude Law (born 29 December 1972 is an English Actor. He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987 and had his first TV role in 1989 David Threlfall (born 12 October 1953, Manchester) is an English Actor and director best known for his role as Frank [6]
Minghella made his operatic debut directing Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini ( December 22, 1858 It was first seen at the English National Opera in London in 2005, at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Vilnius in March 2006 and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in September 2006. English National Opera (ENO is the national opera company of England, and one of two opera companies in London, along with the Royal Opera at Covent The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. The City of New York The Anthony Minghella Theatre at Quay Arts Centre on the Isle of Wight is named in his honour. Minghella also made an appearance in the 2007 film Atonement, playing a television host interviewing the novelist whose role was central to the story. Atonement is a 2007 film adaptation of Ian McEwan 's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, directed by Joe Wright, and based
Minghella was married to Hong Kong-born choreographer Carolyn Choa. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders His brother, Dominic, is also a successful scriptwriter, and his son, Max, is an actor. Dominic Minghella is a British Television Scriptwriter. His most successful project to date has been the creation of the ITV network comedy-drama Max Giorgio Choa Minghella (born September 16, 1985) is an English Actor. His daughter Hannah worked as a production assistant on The Talented Mr. Ripley. His sister Edana participated in a jazz event on the Isle of Wight, and his nephew Dante is one of the participants in Channel 4's Child Genius series. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States
He was a big Portsmouth F.C. fan and appeared in the Channel 4 documentary Hallowed Be Thy Game. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began His home had two double bedrooms dedicated to the display of Portsmouth memorabilia dating back to the club's founding in 1898. [7][8]
Minghella died on March 18, 2008 of a haemorrhage in Charing Cross Hospital, London, following an operation the previous week to remove cancer of the tonsils and neck. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Bleeding, technically known as hemorrhaging / haemorrhaging (see American and British spelling differences) is the loss of Blood from Charing Cross Hospital is a hospital in London, England. It was established in 1823 as the West London Infirmary and was originally located in Villiers Street London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled The term head and neck cancer refers to a group of biologically similar cancers originating from the upper aerodigestive tract including the Lip, Oral cavity ( [9][10]
| Year | Title | Oscar nominations | Oscar wins | Bafta Awards nominations | Bafta Awards wins |
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| Truly, Madly, Deeply | . "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for This article is about the film Truly Madly Deeply. For the song see Truly Madly Deeply. | . | |||
| Mr. Wonderful | |||||
| The English Patient | |||||
| The Talented Mr. Ripley | . The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Mr Wonderful is a 1993 romantic / Comedy directed by Academy Award winning director Anthony Minghella. The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by the same name by Michael Ondaatje. The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s The Talented Mr Ripley is a 1999 film directed by Anthony Minghella. | ||||
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| The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| Iris | (executive) | |
| Heaven | ||
| The Quiet American | (executive) | |
| The Interpreter | (executive) | |
| Catch a Fire | ||
| Breaking and Entering | ||
| Michael Clayton | (executive) | |
| Margaret | (executive) | |
| The Reader | ||
| The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | ||
| Love You More |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| Atonement | Interviewer |
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| Academy Award | ||
| Preceded by Mel Gibson for Braveheart | Academy Award for Best Director 1996 for The English Patient | Succeeded by James Cameron for Titanic |
| BAFTA Award | ||
| Preceded by Giuseppe Tornatore for Nuovo cinema Paradiso | Best Original Screenplay 1991 for Truly, Madly, Deeply | Succeeded by Woody Allen for Husbands and Wives |
| Preceded by John Hodge for Trainspotting | Best Adapted Screenplay 1996 for The English Patient | Succeeded by Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann for Romeo + Juliet |
| DGA Award | ||
| Preceded by Ron Howard for Apollo 13 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement 1996 for The English Patient | Succeeded by James Cameron for Titanic |