Biography
David Ian Gill (9 June 1928 – 28 September 1997) was a British film historian, preservationist and documentarian who documented the history of motion pictures and helped restore many early, silent films.
He was born in Papua New Guinea, the son of Cecil Gill, a missionary doctor. His uncle was the sculptor Eric Gill. The family returned to England in 1933 where Gill attended the Belmont Abbey School, Hereford.
Gill died at his home in Huntingdon, England, aged 69, after a heart attack. He was survived by his wife, Pauline, and two daughters.
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Filmography
all 12
Movies 8
Producer 7
TV Shows 4
Director 3
Writer 1
Director
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
TV
Director
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993)
Movie
Writer
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)
Movie
Writer / Producer / Director
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
TV
Director / Writer / Producer
Unknown Chaplin (1983)
TV
6
Creator / Writer / Director
Hollywood (1980)
TV
Editor
Go Go Go Said the Bird (1966)
Movie
Producer
The Wind (1928)
Movie
1
Producer
Greed (1924)
Movie
4.62
Producer
The Iron Horse (1924)
Movie
6
Producer
The Blot (1921)
Movie
6
Producer
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Movie
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1921
1924
1980
1989
1995
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1928-06-09
Deathday1997-09-28 (69 years old)
Birth PlacePapua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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