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David Attwood (28 August 1952 – 21 March 2024) was a British television and film director. His notable works include the Peabody Award-winning TV film Shot Through the Heart (1998) and the TV miniseries To the Ends of the Earth (2005), which received six BAFTA nominations.
David Attwood. Professor Emeritus. Interests. Applied Physics, particularly involving x-ray optics, the generation of coherent radiation at EUV and x-ray wavelengths, and applications to nanoscale imaging.
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David Attwood received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from New York University in 1972. He has been a Professor in Residence at UC Berkeley since 1989. He was co-founder of the Applied Science and Technology Ph.D. program.
May 9, 2024 · David Attwood, director of such TV series as Granada’s 1996 adaptation of The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders starring Daniel Craig and Alex Kingston, has died aged 71. Benedict Cumberbatch hailed him as “a great first audience and builder of confidence and worlds”.
David Attwood was born on 28 August 1952 in Sheffield, England, UK. He was a director and production manager, known for Shot Through the Heart (1998), To the Ends of the Earth (2005) and Blood and Oil (2010). He was married to Jane Tranter. He died on 21 March 2024.
David Attwood obituary: TV and film director who searched for truth in his work He was best known for Shot Through the Heart and To the Ends of the Earth, the latter launching the career of Benedict Cumberbatch
