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Bill Forsyth
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Bill Forsyth was born on 29 July 1946 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK. He is a director and writer, known for
Local Hero (1983)
,
Gregory's Girl (1980)
and
Housekeeping (1987)
.
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Won 2 BAFTA Awards
10 wins & 7 nominations total
Known for
Local Hero
7.3
Director
1983
Gregory's Girl
7.1
Director
1980
Housekeeping
7.1
Director
1987
That Sinking Feeling
6.7
Director
1979
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Director
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Writer
9
Editor
7
Producer
3
Actor
2
Script and Continuity Department
1
Additional Crew
1
Self
11
Thanks
1
Archive Footage
1
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Director
Previous
11
Bill Forsyth Lifetime Achievement Film
7.0
Short
Director
2009
Gregory's Two Girls
5.1
Director
1999
Being Human
5.3
Director
1994
Breaking In
6.1
Director
1989
Housekeeping
7.1
Director
1987
Comfort and Joy
6.6
Director
1984
Local Hero
7.3
Director
1983
Andrina
7.4
TV Movie
Director
1981
Gregory's Girl
7.1
Director
1980
That Sinking Feeling
6.7
Director
1979
Islands of the West
6.3
Short
Director
1972
Writer
Previous
9
Bill Forsyth Lifetime Achievement Film
7.0
Short
Writer
2009
Gregory's Two Girls
5.1
written by
1999
Being Human
5.3
written by
1994
Housekeeping
7.1
screenplay
1987
Comfort and Joy
6.6
written by
1984
Local Hero
7.3
written by
1983
Andrina
7.4
TV Movie
screenplay
1981
Gregory's Girl
7.1
Writer
1980
That Sinking Feeling
6.7
Writer
1979
Editor
Previous
7
The Living Land
Editor
1977
Polar Power
Short
Editor
1974
Highlands
Short
Editor
1972
Glasgow 1980
6.9
Short
Editor
1972
Island of the Big Cloth
Short
Editor
1971
K.H-4
5.9
Short
Editor
1969
Mackintosh
Short
Editor
1968
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Alternative name
William Forsyth
Born
July 29
,
1946
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 356-361. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
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Everybody has reasons. [Answer to a reporter's question "Why aren't there any bad guys in your films?"]
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