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Jan 9, 2021 · Director Michael Apted has died aged 79, his agent has said. The British filmmaker was known for the Up series of documentaries which followed the lives of 14 children since 1964, as well as ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Michael Apted was best known for directing the Up series, documentary films that tracked the personal lives of 14 British people across six decades, from childhood into retirement age. Apted took over directorial duties after the first installment, 1964’s 7 Up , and released a new installment every seven years without fail, up to 2019’s 63 Up .
Jan 10, 2021 · Michael Apted was 22 when he joined the crew of “Seven Up!,” a British made-for-television documentary that profiled 14 children from different class backgrounds. That made him 15 years senior ...
Jan 8, 2021 · Michael Apted, the acclaimed British director behind the revolutionary series of decades-spanning 'Seven Up' documentaries and features including 'Coal Miner's Daughter,' 'Nell' and 'The World Is ...
Michael Apted was born on 10 February 1941 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Amazing Grace (2006), Gorillas in the Mist (1988) and Rome (2005). He was married to Paige Simpson, Dana Stevens and Jo Apted.
Jan 9, 2021 · Apted's most notable project was the "Up" series. It began in 1964 as a television documentary about the hopes and dreams of 14 7-year-old children from diverse backgrounds who Apted revisited every seven years to see how their lives had changed.
Apr 7, 2021 · But for most of the group of British seven-year-olds identified to take part by their parents and teachers, the participation has turned into a lifelong commitment. Every seven years, a production crew, headed by director Michael Apted, would parachute into their lives for several days for a reflective check-in, before moving on again.
