Charles Gormley (19 December 1937 – 22 September 2005) was a Scottish
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
and screenwriter.
Biography
Having found a liking towards film, he left his job as an optician and joined the International Film Associates in the mid-1960s. He first appeared in film as a commentary writer for a documentary short called Three Scottish Painters (1963). In 1970, he co-founded Tree Films with fellow Scotsman
Bill Forsyth
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, which specialised in industrial documentary films. His first turn at directing was with the documentary short ''Polar Power'' in 1974.
His films included the screenplay for ''Blue Movie'' (1971, co-written with Wim Verstappen) along with directing/writing ''
Living Apart Together
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'' (1982) and ''
Heavenly Pursuits
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'' (1985).
His made-for-television work includes ''
The Bogie Man'' (1992) and ''
Down Among the Big Boys
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'' (1993).
He also acted in a film as a playwright in ''
Twice a Woman'' (1979).
He was diagnosed with cancer just over a year prior to his death, although he finished one more effort in directing William McIlvanney's The Prisoner play in 2004. He was survived by his three sons and wife Martina.
References
External links
Obituary in The Guardian*
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1937 births
2005 deaths
Scottish film directors