Curtis, Simon 1960–

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CURTIS, Simon 1960–

PERSONAL

Born March 11, 1960, in London, England; married Elizabeth McGovern, December 12, 1992; children: two.

Addresses:

Agent—International Creative Management, 40 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019.

Career:

Producer and director.

Awards, Honors:

TV Award nomination (with others), best single drama, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1992, for The Trials of Oz; TV Award nomination (with others), best single drama, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1993, for A Doll's House.

CREDITS

Film Executive Producer:

Edward II, Fine Line, 1991.

Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (also known as Twelfth Night), 1996.

The Designated Mourner, 1997.

Mrs. Dalloway (also known as Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway"), First Look Pictures Releasing, 1997.

Via Dolorosa, 1999.

Television Producer; Movies:

The Trials of Oz, 1991.

Absolute Hell, BBC, 1991.

Old Times, BBC2, 1991, then Bravo, 1993.

Tales from Hollywood, PBS and BBC, 1992.

The Deep Blue Sea, 1994.

The Changeling, Bravo, 1994.

The Colour of Justice, 1999.

Television Executive Producer; Movies:

Killing Me Softly, 1995.

After Miss Julie (also known as Performance: After Miss Julie), BBC2, 1995.

The Tribe, BBC, 1998.

The American, PBS, 2001.

Carrie's War, BBC, 2004.

Pride, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Television Director; Movies:

Old Times, BBC2, 1991, then Bravo, 1993.

The Changeling, Bravo and BBC, 1994.

The Student Prince (also known as The Prince of Hearts), BBC and PBS, 1997.

My Summer with Des, BBC, 1998.

Man and Boy, 2002.

The American Woman, BBC, 2005.

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky, BBC and BBC America, 2005.

Television Director; Specials:

Nona, BBC, 1991.

The Mother (also known as Great Performances: The Mother and Paddy Chayefsky's "The Mother"), PBS and BBC, 1994.

"Royalty," The Best of Tracey Takes On…, 1996.

Television Producer; Specials:

Uncle Vanya, PBS and BBC, 1991.

A Doll's House, PBS and BBC, 1992.

Top Girls, BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1992.

The Maitlands (also known as Playhouse: The Maitlands), PBS and BBC, 1993.

Hedda Gabler, PBS and BBC, 1993.

Suddenly, Last Summer, PBS and BBC, 1993.

Message for Posterity (also known as Performance: Message for Posterity), BBC2, 1994.

Shadow of a Gunman (also known as Performance: Shadow of a Gunman), BBC, 1995.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Broken Glass, PBS and BBC, 1996.

King Lear, PBS and BBC2, 1998.

Shooting the Past, BBC, 1999.

Justifying War: Scenes From the Hutton Enquiry, BBC4, 2004.

Television Director; Miniseries:

David Copperfield, BBC, 1999, then PBS, 2000.

The Sins, BBC America, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Breakfast, BBC, 2005.

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