Summary
Robert Frederick Day (11 September 1922 – 17 March 2017)[4] was an English film director. He directed more than 40 films between 1956 and 1991.
Robert Day | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Frederick Day 11 September 1922 Sheen, England |
| Died | 17 March 2017 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1956-1991 |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Pamela Day (m. 1948-1968)[1][2] Dorothy Provine (m. 1968-2010) |
| Children | 2[3] |
Biography edit
Day was born in Sheen, England. He worked his way up from clapper boy to camera operator then cinematographer while in his native country, and began directing in the mid-1950s. His first film as director, the black comedy The Green Man (1956) for the writer-producer team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, gained good reviews.[citation needed] Using this as a starting point, Day went on to become one of the industry's busiest directors. He directed several Tarzan films.
He relocated to Hollywood in the 1960s and directed many TV episodes and made-for-TV movies. He occasionally had small parts in his own productions, including The Haunted Strangler (1958), Two-Way Stretch (1960), and the TV mini-series Peter and Paul (1981).
In the 1970s and 1980s, Day would direct episodes of numerous American television shows, including Barnaby Jones, The F.B.I., Dallas, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, and Matlock.
Personal life edit
Day was married to Eileen Day[5] and then, following their divorce, to actress Dorothy Provine until her death in 2010. He was the brother of cinematographer Ernest Day.
Day died at the age of 94 on Bainbridge Island near Seattle on 17 March 2017.[6]
Selected filmography edit
- The Green Man (1956)
- The Haunted Strangler (1958)
- Corridors of Blood (1958)
- First Man into Space (1959)
- Life in Emergency Ward 10 (1959)
- Two-Way Stretch (1960)
- Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
- The Rebel (1961)
- Operation Snatch (1962)
- Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
- She (1965)
- Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
- Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
- The Reluctant Heroes (TV film, 1971)
- The Initiation of Sarah (1978)
- The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
- Peter and Paul (1981)
- The Lady from Yesterday (1985)
- Celebration Family (1987)
- The Quick and the Dead (1987)
References edit
- ^ "Births, Deaths and Marriages". Births, Deaths and Marriages Recorded in Hatfield Jan - Mar 1948. SEY–SHA: 169. 1948. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Bergan, Ronald (6 May 2010). "Dorothy Provine obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Births Registered in October, November and December". Births, Deaths and Marriages. Day: 254. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Robert Day Obituary – London Bridge, City of London | The Times". Legacy.com. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Births, Deaths and Marriages". Births, Deaths and Marriages Recorded in Hatfield Jan - Mar 1948. SEY–SHA: 169. 1948. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (21 March 2017). "Robert Day Dies: Prolific Film & TV Director Was 94". Deadline.
Further reading edit
- Barnes, Mike (21 March 2017). "Robert Day, Director of Peter Sellers' 'Two-Way Stretch' and Four Tarzan Movies, Dies at 94". The Hollywood Reporter.