Kevin Connor (born 14 July 1937) is an English film and television director based in Hollywood.New York Times
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Biography

Connor was born in

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on 14 July 1937. He left school in 1953, first working on documentary films in Soho. Later, he became a sound editor on several British productions, working with directors such as

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and

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. Connor worked as an editor on ''

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'' in 1969, and was eventually given his directing break with ''

From Beyond the Grave ''From Beyond the Grave'' is a 1974 British anthology horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by Kevin Connor, produced by Milton Subotsky and based on short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes. It was the last in a series of anthology films f ...

'' in 1974, thanks to producer

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. He is best remembered for directing 1970s

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s such as '' The Land That Time Forgot'' (1974), '' At the Earth's Core'' (1976), '' The People That Time Forgot'' (1977), ''

Warlords of Atlantis ''Warlords of Atlantis'' (aka ''Warlords of the Deep'', though see below for further variant titles) is a 1978 British adventure science fiction film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer, and Lea Brodie ...

'' (1979) and ''

Arabian Adventure ''Arabian Adventure'' is a 1979 British fantasy adventure film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Christopher Lee and Oliver Tobias. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, U.K. Premise An evil caliph (Christopher Lee) offe ...

'' (1979). Connor has also directed other films such as ''

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'' (1976), ''

Motel Hell ''Motel Hell'' is a 1980 American comedy horror film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Rory Calhoun, Nancy Parsons, and Nina Axelrod. The plot follows farmer, butcher, motel manager, and meat entrepreneur Vincent Smith, who traps travele ...

'' (1980), '' The House Where Evil Dwells'' (1982), '' Sunset Grill'' (1993) and ''

Domestic Import ''Domestic Import'' is a 2006 comedy film directed by Kevin Connor and written and produced by Andrea C. Malamut. It stars Cynthia Preston and Larry Dorf. Alla Korot, Howard Hesseman and Mindy Sterling co-star. Cast *Cynthia Preston as Marsha McM ...

'' (2006), as well as many TV

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and films, including ''

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'', '' North and South: Book II'', ''

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'', ''

Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...

'', '' Diana: Her True Story'', '' Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story'', '' Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor'', '' In the Beginning'', ''

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ex ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

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