Michael Radford was born February 24, 1946 in New Delhi, India to a British father and Austrian mother. He is an English film director and screenwriter. February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies are made. ...

Some of his movie writing and directing credits include:

• Il Postino
• 1984
• The Merchant of Venice
• White Mischief
• Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Radford was educated at Bedford School before attending Worcester College, Oxford. After teaching for a few years, he went to the National Film and Television School, becoming a student there in its inaugural year. Movie poster for Il Postino Il Postino is a 1994 Italian language film directed by Michael Radford which tells the story of real-life Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and his relationship with a simple postman who learns to love poetry. ... DVD cover for 1984 1984 (sometimes Nineteen Eighty-Four) is a British film based upon the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, released in the eponymous year in the United Kingdom, although not until 1985 in the United States. ... The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 production of one of Shakespeares greatest plays. ... Bedford School is an independent, selective, fee-paying school (public school) for boys, situated in Bedford, 50 miles north of London, England. ... Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ...

Between 1976 and 1982 Radford worked as a documentary film maker making films mostly for the BBC. These included films on the following subjects; Scottish islanders on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides who believe in the literal truth of the Bible, 'The Last Stronghold of the Pure Gospel', the soprano Isobel Buchanan, 'La Belle Isobel', the singer songwriter Van Morrison, 'Van Morrison in Ireland', and the self-explainatory 'The Making of The Pirates of Penzanze'. On the last two of these Radford worked with the cinematographer Roger Deakins, who would later shoot two of Radford's feature films; 1984 and White Mischief. Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Looking towards the mountains at the centre of the Island of Lewis Lewis (Scottish Gaelic: Leòdhas) is the northern part of the main island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. ... The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles (officially known by their Gaelic name, Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. ... Van Morrison in concert, 1974 George Ivan Van Morrison (born August 31, 1945) is a Northern Irish singer and songwriter originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel, AFC, meters Audrey Tautou on the set of A Very Long Engagement. ... Roger Deakins (born May 24, 1949 Torquay, Devon, England) is a cinematographer. ... DVD cover for 1984 1984 (sometimes Nineteen Eighty-Four) is a British film based upon the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, released in the eponymous year in the United Kingdom, although not until 1985 in the United States. ...

Radford came to international attention with 1984, his adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, starring John Hurt as Winston Smith, and in which Richard Burton gave his final film performance.A point of note, the film was made during the time and place (london 1984)in which the book was set. DVD cover for 1984 1984 (sometimes Nineteen Eighty-Four) is a British film based upon the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, released in the eponymous year in the United Kingdom, although not until 1985 in the United States. ... George Orwell, on the cover of a 2005 biography by Gordon Bowker Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was a British author and journalist. ... A centennial printing of Nineteen Eighty-Four This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... John Hurt (Mississippi John Hurt is an early American folk and country blues singer, 1893-1966) John Vincent Hurt CBE (born January 22, 1940) is a British actor. ... Richard Burton (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor from the late 1940s through the 1980s. ...

Radford's next film, released in 1987, was White Mischief, a period drama set in Kenya during the 1940s. Radford again wrote the screenplay, an adaption of the novel by James Fox also called White Mischief. James Fox (born 19 May 1939) is an English actor. ...

Michael Radford is mostly widely known as the writer and director of the 1994 film Il Postino, which Radford adapted from the novel Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skármeta. The massive international success of the film, for many years it was the largest grossing non-English language film ever made, led to international acclaim for Radford and the star of the film Massimo Troisi. Tragically Troisi died, aged 41, the day after the filming of Il Postino was completed. The film won many international film awards including the 'Best Film Not In The English Language' BAFTA for Radford, who was also nominated for the Best Director and Adapted Screenplay Academy Awards. Movie poster for Il Postino Il Postino is a 1994 Italian language film directed by Michael Radford which tells the story of real-life Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and his relationship with a simple postman who learns to love poetry. ... Chilean writer, born 1940 in Antofagasta Categories: Writer stubs ... Massimo Troisi (February 19, 1953 - June 4, 1994) was an esteemed Italian actor, film director and poet from San Giorgio a Cremano, Naples. ... Massimo Troisi (February 19, 1953 - June 4, 1994) was an esteemed Italian actor, film director and poet from San Giorgio a Cremano, Naples. ... Movie poster for Il Postino Il Postino is a 1994 Italian language film directed by Michael Radford which tells the story of real-life Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and his relationship with a simple postman who learns to love poetry. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The Academy Award for Directing 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. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... 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. ...

In 2000 Radford's film Dancing at the Blue Iguana was released. In a departure from his more usual development technique, namely adapting novels, this film was largely improvised, although Radford shared the screenwriting credit with David Linter.

Radford's most recent film is The Merchant of Venice (2004). Radford adapted the William Shakespeare 'comedy' (see: Shakespearean comedies), and the film stars Al Pacino as Shylock and Jeremy Irons as Antonio. The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 production of one of Shakespeares greatest plays. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Shakespearean comedies are one of the three (sometimes four) genres of plays by William Shakespeare. ... Al Pacino, pictured at the age of 21. ... Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons (born September 19, 1948) is an Oscar winning British actor. ...

Radford directed his first play in 2000, a West End production of The Seven Year Itch. This was an adaptation of the Billy Wilder directed 1955 film The Seven Year Itch starring Marilyn Monroe. // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the... Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906–March 27, 2002) had a career as a screenwriter, film director and producer that spanned more than 50 years and more than 60 films. ... The Seven Year Itch is a Classic Comedy from 1955, starring Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell. ... Marilyn Monroe ( 1 June 1926 - 5 August 1962 ) was a 20th centurymovie star, sex symbol and pop icon. ...

External links

• Internet Movie Database (IMDb) entry