Michael Winner
Robert Michael Winner (30 October 1935 – 21 January 2013) was a British filmmaker, writer, and media personality. He is known for directing numerous action, thriller, and black comedy films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, including several collaborations with actors Oliver Reed and Charles Bronson.
Michael Winner | |
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Winner in 2010 | |
| Born | Robert Michael Winner 30 October 1935 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 21 January 2013 (aged 77) Woodland House, Kensington, London, England |
| Resting place | Willesden Jewish Cemetery |
| Other names | Arnold Crust |
| Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and producer, screenwriter, film editor, food writer, media personality |
| Years active | 1955–2013 |
| Spouse |
Geraldine Lynton-Edwards
(m. 2011) |
Winner's best-known works include Death Wish (1974) and its first two sequels, the World War II comedy Hannibal Brooks (1969), the hitman thriller The Mechanic (1972), the supernatural horror film The Sentinel (1977), the neo-noir The Big Sleep (1978), the satirical comedy Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976), and the Revisionist Westerns Lawman (1971) and Chato's Land (1972).
Winner was known as a media personality in the United Kingdom, appearing regularly on television talk programmes and publishing a restaurant review column for The Sunday Times. He was also a founder of the Police Memorial Trust.