David Puttnam

Birth Name:

David Terence Puttnam

Birth Place:

London, England

Profession

Producer, Music department

He founded the National Teaching Awards in 1998 and chaired the organization until 2008
He has been awarded over 40 honorary degrees from universities in the United Kingdom and other countries
He received a CBE in 1992 and a knighthood in 1995
He became a film producer in the late 1960s, working for Goodtimes Enterprises
He once worked in advertising and as an agent for photographers Brian Duffy and David Bailey
He founded his own production company, Enigma Productions, in 1976
In 1998, he retired from film production to pursue work related to the environment, education and the creative communications industries

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