Gareth Neame
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cast and creators, May 2014 | |
Born | 8 March 1967 |
Occupation(s) | Television producer and executive |
Gareth Elwin Neame
Early life
Neame is the fourth generation of a family whose involvement in cinema and television spanned the past century.[2] His great-grandparents were the photographer and pioneer filmmaker Elwin Neame (1885–1923) and the film actress Ivy Close. Neame's grandfather was the director, producer, cinematographer and writer Ronald Neame CBE, his great uncle was the author and screenwriter Derek Neame (1915–1979) and his father was the writer and producer Christopher Elwin Neame (1942–2011).
He attended the independent Seaford College in West Sussex.[3] He read English and Drama at the University of Birmingham.
Career
Since 2004, he has been CEO of
Neame executive produced all episodes of the show which has won numerous national and international awards, as well as receiving a
Other series which Neame has produced at Carnival include
Neame was named by GQ magazine as one of the 100 most connected men in Britain in March 2014
Personal life
Neame was appointed
When Neame discovered that a portrait of his great-grandmother Ivy Close – which had been painted by Sir Arthur Hacker after she won the Daily Mirror's contest to find the World's Most Beautiful Woman, exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, and used to fill the newspaper's front page on 4 May 1908 – was in the collection of the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull but not on display because it required restoration, he paid for the necessary work.[17]
Neame is a Life Patron of The Landmark Trust and through his charitable foundation supports causes including Together for Short Lives, music and drama scholarships, youth organisations, conservation and the arts and veterans. He is a Freeman of The City of London and a Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.[18]
References
- ^ Preston, John (16 September 2011). "Downton Abbey uncovered". Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Wilson, Stacey (19 June 2013). "Emmy Roundtable with the Cast and Crew of 'Downton Abbey'" (video interview). The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "news". oldseafordians.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Neate, Rupert (21 August 2008). "NBC Universal snaps up Carnival Films". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ Philiana Ng (31 July 2021). "'Downton Abbey': What to Expect From the Second Season". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (17 October 2019). "'Downton Abbey' Becomes Focus Features' Highest-Grossing Pic at Domestic B.O. With $84M+, Unseating 'Brokeback Mountain'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Downton Abbey (2019) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Downton Abbey Receives BAFTA Tribute and Special Award". Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120311024230/http://www.broadcastawards.co.uk/360671
- ^ "GQ and ei's 100 Most Connected Men 2014". GQ. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "HOME". GREAT Campaign. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Gareth Neame". Television Academy Interviews. 22 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Ramsay, Derek (8 December 2017). "Gareth Neame". Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B14.
- ^ "No. 63621". The London Gazette. 18 February 2022. p. 3074.
- ^ https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/downton-abbey-producer-appointed-honorary-professor
- ^ Youngs, Ian (14 January 2017). "Britain's first beauty queen Ivy Close is back in the frame". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ https://democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk/documents/g19767/Agenda%20frontsheet%2003rd-Dec-2019%2012.30%20Court%20of%20Aldermen.pdf?T=0
External links
- Gareth Neame at IMDb