Robin Bextor
Robin Bextor | |
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| Born | Robin J. Bextor 11 October 1953 Hammersmith, England |
| Alma mater | University of Reading |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, author |
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| Children | Sophie, among others |
Robin Bextor (born 11 October 1953) is an English film and television producer and director. He is the father of the dance-pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor.[2]
Early life and education
After education at
Career
Bextor directed Edward on Edward, a documentary in which
He has since made programmes with the French duo
He has won the
in 2005, and a BAFTA.Bextor also directed his daughter's DVD Watch My Lips. He has been director of the Chichester Festival for five years and a trustee of the Brighton theatre company Dream, Think, Speak.
Bextor has also had a successful career as a writer, writing for newspapers and magazines and the book to accompany the TV series Crown and Country. The relationships built working with Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton over many years led to the publication of Paul McCartney Now & Then in 2004,[2] and Eric Clapton Now & Then in 2006.[6] He is also a director of Glyndebourne Productions in East Sussex.
In 2013 he directed a six-part TV series on London with specials on the London Underground, Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. He also wrote The Story of the London Underground published that same year. (GU2) The following year he produced and directed Glyndebourne:the Untold History (90 mins) for BBC TV. He also wrote and directed a four-part music series The Sound of the 60's, and a book of the series published the same year. A second series The Sound of the 70's followed, as well as a series on Historic Hauntings. He has made films on 10cc (Clever Clogs), Squeeze, Cara Dillon French band AIR and The Feeling with Keifer Sutherland. He also was one of the founders alongside his daughter Sophie and son-in-law Richard Jones of the Meribel Music Festival in the French Alps called The Little World Festival.
Political activity
In the 2019 European Parliament Election in May 2019, Bextor was selected as a party list member for Change UK in the South East England constituency of the United Kingdom.[7] The party did not win any seats.
References
- ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Janet Ellis: 'Having a famous mum was high value currency when I was little'". The Guardian. 25 September 2021.
- ^ LCCN 2004100968. (Short biography of Robin Bextor on p.9)
- ^ a b "Peter – A Study for a Portrait of a Serial Killer". Retrieved 5 May 2011. (See: Cast and Crew: Sanjay Kumar)
- ^ "Norfolk coast". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "The Arts". p. 12. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-84442-531-0.
- ^ "Change UK MEP candidates: Who's standing in the 2019 European elections, from Rachel Johnson to Gavin Esler". 24 April 2019.
External links
- Robin Bextor at IMDb
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