Gabrielle Beaumont (7 April 1942 – 8 October 2022) was a British film and television director. Her directing credits range from ''

Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the staff of a single police station loca ...

'' to '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. She became the first woman to direct an episode of ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

'', with the episode "

Booby Trap A booby trap is a device or setup that is intended to kill, harm or surprise a human or another animal. It is triggered by the presence or actions of the victim and sometimes has some form of bait designed to lure the victim towards it. The trap m ...

". Beaumont lobbied to have

Joan Collins Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. Collins is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primetime ...

cast as

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. Beaumont was best known for directing, writing and producing the television special '' Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess''. She directed a film version of

Bernard Taylor Bernard Taylor may refer to: *Bernard Taylor (author) (born 1934), British horror and suspense author *Bernard Taylor, Baron Taylor of Mansfield (1895–1991), British coalminer and politician *Bernard Taylor (boxer) (born 1957), American boxer *Be ...

's ''

The Godsend ''The Godsend'' is a horror novel by British writer Bernard Taylor. It is his debut novel and was first published in 1976 by Souvenir Press. Plot summary The story concerns the Marlowe family and an abandoned child named Bonnie, who they take ...

''.Gabrielle Beaumont Biography (1942–)
Film Reference

Daphne du Maurier Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was Geor ...

was her cousin. Beaumont died at her home in

Fornalutx Fornalutx () is a mountainous Municipalities of Spain, municipality and village on Majorca (''Mallorca''), one of the Balearic Islands, in Spain. The nearest town is Sóller, which can be reached by foot via a series of footpaths and pathways and ...

on 8 October 2022, at the age of 80.

Selected filmography

Sources: * '' Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess'' * '' Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus'' * '' The Other Woman'' * '' Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy'' * ''

Fatal Inheritance Fatal may refer to: * ''Fatal'' (album), by Hussein Fatal, 2002 * ''Fatal'' (film), a 2010 French film starring Michaël Youn and Stéphane Rousseau * '' F.A.T.A.L.'', a tabletop role-playing game released in 2003 * Fatal Recordings, a record ...

'' * '' Riders'' * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * ''

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'' * '' He's My Girl'' * ''

'' * ''

Gone Are the Dayes ''Gone Are the Dayes'' is a 1984 American made-for-television crime comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and starring Harvey Korman, Susan Anspach and Robert Hogan. It originally aired May 6, 1984 on t ...

'' * ''

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'' * ''

'' * '' Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story'' * ''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker. The ...

'' * ''

The Waltons ''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book ''Spencer's Mountain'' and the 1963 film ...

'' * ''

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* 1942 births 2022 deaths English expatriates in the United States English expatriates in Spain English women film directors English television directors British women television directors Film directors from London {{Tv-director-stub