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Mark Shivas (24 April 1938 – 11 October 2008) was a British television producer, film producer and executive. Shivas was born in Banstead in Surrey. His father was an English teacher; his mother was a librarian. [1] He attended Whitgift School in Croydon and read law at Merton College, Oxford.
Mark Shivas. Producer: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Influential British television executive and producer who began as a film critic and assistant editor for Movie magazine (1962-64).
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The producer Mark Shivas was a man of privacy but with a captivating gift for friendship. He was eventually to become Head of BBC Drama and then BBC Films, and his career in film and television...
- A Tribute by David Parfitt
- A Tribute by Duncan Kenworthy
- A Tribute by Simon Relph
- A Tribute by Gillies Mackinnon
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Although I had a number of professional dealings with Mark over the years, it was at BAFTA where I really got to see him in action. He was a loyal and hardworking member of the Film Committee and we all relied on his spare, intelligent and wise contributions no matter what the subject of our debate. I often spoke to him after meetings to take advan...
I first met Mark Shivas in 1977, when I was working on Sesame Street in New York and was invited to Madrid to speak for the first time at an international television conference. Mark was there too as a senior BBC drama producer, the dauntingly clever man behind the hugely successful . At that time I knew a number of very cool young TV people in Spa...
It is hard to believe that Mark Shivas has died. He was such a constant in the world of cinema and television; it will be a lesser one without him. I first met Mark back in the 60s when he was writing for the New York Times. He came to the set of (1969), where I was Assistant Director, to do a piece about the film. Before that he'd co-founded the b...
Mark ran BBC Films through an exceptionally creative period. Many of today's writers, producers, directors and actors got started in these often surprising and innovative television films. He was the best kind of executive producer, someone who properly understood the filmmaking process and knew how to get the best out of people without needing to ...
Oct 14, 2008 · British producer Mark Shivas has died aged 70 from cancer, it was confirmed today. Shivas was an immensely popular producer who was Head of Drama and then Head of Films at the BBC. He...
Mark Shivas. Producer: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Influential British television executive and producer who began as a film critic and assistant editor for Movie magazine (1962-64).
Oct 14, 2008 · Film-makers have paid tribute to British producer Mark Shivas, who has died of cancer aged 70. Shivas, who died peacefully amongst family on Saturday October 11, was one of the principals in...
