Introduction

Barry Spikings (born 23 November 1939, For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). Boston Stump viewed from the market place Boston, population 54,000 (1996), is a town on the North Sea coast of England in Lincolnshire which received its charter in 1545 and is a twin town with Laval, France. It is the main town in... Boston, Lincolnshire) started as a cub reporter on the Boston Standard ( For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). Boston Stump viewed from the market place Boston, population 54,000 (1996), is a town on the North Sea coast of England in Lincolnshire which received its charter in 1545 and is a twin town with Laval, France. It is the main town in... Boston, Lincolnshire) and became a millionaire film tycoon, receiving the ultimate accolade for his film The Deer Hunter is a 1978 film which tells the story of how the Vietnam War affects the people of a small town in Pennsylvania, although it was actually filmed in Mingo Junction, Ohio. It stars Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep and George Dzundza... The Deer Hunter, which won the The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. As is the customary practice in Wikipedia for listing Oscar... Academy Award for Best Picture.

Career

After leaving school (Boston Grammar School) Spikings joined the Boston Standard as a trainee reporter and later joined the Farmers' Weekly and during his time there he won a Golden Ear award with a 15-minute film he produced and directed himself.

He then steered a course into the entertainment world and made his way from Bardney, Lincolnshire to Hollywood:

• Promoted pop festivals in Bardney
• Became co-owner of British Lion Films in the 70s
• Joined The EMI Group is a major record label, based in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. History The Electric and Musical Industries Ltd formed in March 1931 from a merger of the UK Columbia Graphophone Company and the Gramophone Company/HMV. In 1955, to replace... EMI when it took over British Lion
• In 1978 his film " The Deer Hunter is a 1978 film which tells the story of how the Vietnam War affects the people of a small town in Pennsylvania, although it was actually filmed in Mingo Junction, Ohio. It stars Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep and George Dzundza... The Deer Hunter" won the The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. As is the customary practice in Wikipedia for listing Oscar... Academy Award for Best Picture
• Took over running The EMI Group is a major record label, based in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. History The Electric and Musical Industries Ltd formed in March 1931 from a merger of the UK Columbia Graphophone Company and the Gramophone Company/HMV. In 1955, to replace... EMI from Lord Delfont
• 2 years later joined Nelson Entertainment Inc and became its president in the 80s

Filmography

• 1975 "Conduct Unbecoming" Producer with Michael Deeley and Andrew Donally
• 1976 " The Man Who Fell To Earth is a novel by Walter Tevis (The Hustler, The Queens Gambit) about an extraterrestrial who lands on earth. The novel served as the basis for a well-regarded 1976 Nicolas Roeg film and a less-successful 1987 television adaptation. The original film starred... The Man Who Fell To Earth" Producer with Michael Deeley
• 1978 " A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support. Often a convoy is organized with armed support for defensive support. In effect, it is a modification of a caravan. For example, driving by car through a desert is safer in a convoy. If one car... Convoy" Executive Producer
• 1978 " The Deer Hunter is a 1978 film which tells the story of how the Vietnam War affects the people of a small town in Pennsylvania, although it was actually filmed in Mingo Junction, Ohio. It stars Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep and George Dzundza... The Deer Hunter" Producer with Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino (born February 3, 1939) is an American film director. Ciminos biography is an example of one of the meteoric rises and falls that were seen in Hollywood in the 1970s. With two writing credits on his record (the science fiction film Silent Running and the second Dirty... Michael Cimino, and John Peverall; Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. The Academy Awards (a.k.a. The Oscars) are the most prominent film awards in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy... Academy Awards 1978: Picture (Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino (born February 3, 1939) is an American film director. Ciminos biography is an example of one of the meteoric rises and falls that were seen in Hollywood in the 1970s. With two writing credits on his record (the science fiction film Silent Running and the second Dirty... Michael Cimino, Andrew Donally); Supporting Actor ( Ronald Walken (born March 31, 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken, is an American film, television and theatre actor best known for playing menacing or psychologically damaged characters. He was born in Queens, New York, and has been married to casting director, Georgianne Walken, since 1969. Walken initially trained as... Christopher Walken); Director ( Michael Cimino (born February 3, 1939) is an American film director. Ciminos biography is an example of one of the meteoric rises and falls that were seen in Hollywood in the 1970s. With two writing credits on his record (the science fiction film Silent Running and the second Dirty... Michael Cimino); Film Editing (Peter Zinner); Sound (Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Darrin Knight)
• 1990 "Texasville" Producer with Peter Bogdanovich (born July 30, 1939) is an American film director and writer, born in Kingston, New York. The son of immigrants fleeing the Nazis, his father a Serbian painter and pianist and his mother descended from a rich Jewish Austrian family, Bogdanovich was conceived in Europe but born in... Peter Bogdanovich
• 1992 "Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey" Executive Producer
• 1991 " Picture This - The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas" Producer
• 1991 "The Taking of Beverley Hills (Boomer: The Taking of Beverley Hills)" Executive Producer
• 1994 "The Favour" Executive Producer
• 1994 "There Goes My Baby (The Last Days of Paradise)" Executive Producer
• 1995 "Beyond Rangoon" Producer with John Boorman (born 18 January 1933) is an English film director who is best known for his films Point Blank (1967), Deliverance (1972), Zardoz (1974), Excalibur (1981), and Hope and Glory (1987). On of the great English film directors, Boorman is acclamed for his highly vision style and often grand... John Boorman and Eric Pleskow

External Links

• Barry Spikings (http://www.rosma.btinternet.co.uk/BGS/Boys/S/spikings_b.htm)
• Spikings family films (http://www.rosma.btinternet.co.uk/Bookstore/spikings.html)
• Barry Spikings' films (http://guardian.imdb.com/Name?Spikings,+Barry) at the The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), owned by Amazon.com, is an online database of information about movie stars, movies, television shows, commercials, and video games. The IMDb has an extensive amount of information on works, including basic details such as actors and directors, plot summaries and reviews, as well as... Internet Movie Database