Tony Richardson belongs to the record of cinema as a figure whose work outlasted the productions that carried it.
The record lists Tony Richardson as English theatre and film director and producer (1928-1991).
Tony Richardson was born at Shipley in 1928. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom. He trained at Wadham College and Ashville College.
This generation broke the studio mould - lighter cameras, location shooting, and directors who claimed authorship of the finished film.
He worked as film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Film is a collaborative art in which individual credit is always contested and occasionally deserved.
Recognition followed: Academy Award for Best Director (1964), Academy Award for Best Picture (1964), BAFTA Award for Best Film (1962) and BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay (1962).
That the work was made from United Kingdom shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Tony Richardson died in 1991, aged 63. The films remain, which is the only form in which a screen career survives.
Achievements
- Academy Award for Best Director — 1964
- Academy Award for Best Picture — 1964
- BAFTA Award for Best Film — 1962
- BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay — 1962
- Worked as film director, screenwriter and film producer
