Duncan Gibbins
Duncan Gibbins | |
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Born | Sherman Oaks, California | 13 October 1952
Occupation | Director |
Years active | 1986–1993 |
Duncan Gibbins (13 October 1952 – 3 November 1993) was a British film and music video director, as well as a screenwriter.
Early life, family and education
Gibbins was born in Jersey on 13 October 1952. He attended The Arthur Terry School, in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, where he captained the school football team.
Career
He started out his career as an actor on radio, and in television as a reporter for
Gibbins made his final film, A Case for Murder in 1993, which starred Jennifer Grey and Peter Berg about a lawyer who gets involved with her partner, then suspects him of murder in a case they are trying together.[8]
Death
On 3 November 1993, Gibbins narrowly escaped a wildfire that was roaring through Malibu, including surrounding mountains and canyons, and was engulfing the home he was renting. Gibbins decided to go back in to rescue a cat that he saw in the burning building. While trying to rescue the cat, he received severe burns. (At school Duncan was an able distance runner, but not a natural sprinter). Having been set on fire, he jumped into his swimming pool. With burns covering 95% of his body, chlorine and other chemicals used to keep the pool sanitized were able to penetrate his blood stream. He was rescued still conscious, still asking about his cat. Gibbins later died at Sherman Oaks Hospital and Health Center's burn unit. Days later, the cat was found unharmed save for a few minor burns.[9]
Music videos
- 1987 – Someone to Love Me for Me – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, featuring Full Force
- 1987 – The Hands of Time – Gregg Rolie
- 1987 – It Doesn't Have to Be This Way – the Blow Monkeys
- 1986 – Don't Leave Me This Way – the Communards
- 1985 – Smuggler's Blues – Glenn Frey
- 1985 – Walking on the Chinese Wall – Philip Bailey
- 1984 – Careless Whisper – George Michael
- 1984 – Robert De Niro's Waiting... – Bananarama
- 1984 – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go [version 2: live] – Wham!
- 1984 – Sexy Girl – Glenn Frey
- 1983 – That Was Then but This Is Now – ABC
- 1983 – Club Tropicana – Wham!
- 1983 – Tell Me Why – Musical Youth
- 1983 – Love to Stay – Altered Images
- 1983 – Who's That Girl? – Eurythmics
- 1983 – Just Got Lucky – JoBoxers
Feature films
- Fire with Fire (1986)
- Third Degree Burn (1989), screenwriter
- Eve of Destruction (1991)
- A Case for Murder
References
- ^ "Duncan Gibbins". Rotten Tomatoes.
- All Movie Guide. Archived from the originalon 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Fire with Fire (1986) – Plot summary". IMDb.com.
- ^ "Duncan Gibbins, director (Fire With Fire), dies in California fire at 41 — November 3 in History". brainyhistory.com.
- ^ "Duncan Gibbins - Overview". allmovie.com.
- IMDb
- ^ [1][dead link]
- IMDb
- ^ "Duncan Gibbins; Film Maker, 41". New York Times. 5 November 1993.
- ^ mvdbase.com – Duncan Gibbins Videography
- ^ allmovie ((( Duncan Gibbins - Filmography )))