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Learn about Tony Richardson, a key figure in the British New Wave filmmaking movement and the winner of two Academy Awards for Tom Jones. Explore his early life, career, family, and filmography on Wikipedia.
Tony Richardson (1928-1991) was a British director, producer and writer who won two Oscars for Tom Jones. He also directed A Taste of Honey, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Hamlet and The Hotel New Hampshire.
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Tony Richardson, English stage and film director whose innovative productions stimulated the Angry Young Men and British New Wave movements. He was known for the plays Look Back in Anger, The Entertainer, and A Taste of Honey and the movies The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and Tom Jones.
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Nov 14, 2011 · Tony Richardson was an Oscar-winning filmmaker who directed Tom Jones and Blue Sky. He was also married to Vanessa Redgrave and had two actress daughters, Natasha and Joely Richardson.
Nov 16, 1991 · Tony Richardson, who won an Oscar for the film "Tom Jones," died yesterday at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 63 years old.
Academy Award-winning director Tony Richardson brings Shakespeare's tragedy to the screen - with searing performances from Nicol Williamson as the melancholy Dane and future Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins as the deceitful Claudius.
Aug 27, 2007 · Explore the career and style of Tony Richardson, a prolific and influential filmmaker who participated in the Free Cinema and British New Wave movements. Learn how he adapted literary and dramatic works, experimented with genres and explored social issues in his films.
