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Michael Winner Biography
Birth Name:Michael Robert Winner
Birth Place:Hampstead, London, England
Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Actor, Casting director, Assistant director, Editorial department
Fast Facts
- Established the Police Memorial Trust in honor of police officers who died in the line of duty
- Was nominated for the 1978 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Award for Best Writing
- Studied law and economics at Downing College, Cambridge
- Started out in television as an assistant director of television programs at the BBC
- Started out writing articles in the Kensington Post newspaper at the age of 14
- Is well known for his work on various panel shows, including "Question Time" and "Have I Got News For You․"
- Served as an honorary member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain
Awards
- 1978Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated