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Peter Yates: Biography

Birth Name: Peter James Yates
Birth Place: Ewshot, Surrey, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/24/1929, Leo
Date of Death: 01/09/2011
Profession: Director; producer

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Peter Yates Fast Facts:

Directed episodes of the classic TV series Secret Agent and The Saint.
Feature-film directorial debut was Summer Holiday, a 1963 British musical.
Best remembered for directing the iconic car-chase scene in the 1968 Steve McQueen police drama Bullitt.

Peter Yates Relationships:
Toby Yates - Son
Virginia Pope - Wife
Constance Yates - Mother
Robert Yates - Father
Peter Yates Awards:
1980 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1984 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1979 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1979 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
1983 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
1983 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1969 BAFTA Awards: Best Direction - Nominee
1984 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
1984 BAFTA Awards: Best Direction - Nominee
College:
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England

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