British director Michael Abbt, the man behind the James Bond movie, among others The world is not enoughHe passed away at the age of 79. His US agent announced to the Reuters news agency on Friday. His works extend to a wide variety of Hollywood films, TV shows and documentaries aboveHe visited fourteen children every seven years to see how their lives had changed in the meantime.
ABTD grew up in the UK. He studied at Cambridge University and began his career as a researcher for ITV Granada, the English regional television network. There he came up with the idea for the documentary series above, The first episode aired in 1964. The series follows fourteen seven-year-olds from a variety of backgrounds for decades and has won numerous awards over the years. finale episode , 63 AB, Released in 2019. The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences, the Oscars award-winning organization, tweeted Friday that Apted “will always be remembered for the ground-breaking documentary series. aboveThe series did not receive an Academy Award.
In his 30s, Apted moved to Los Angeles and directed dozens of feature films, including Gorilla in fog, thunder heart, puzzle In an exciting story Gorky Park. Abtd died at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of death is unknown.
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