Tributes poured in for James Bond and Coronation Street director Michael Apted last week, after the news broke he passed away at his Los Angeles home at the age of 79 on January 7. The British filmmaker was probably best known for the Up series of documentaries, which began in May 1964 and followed the lives … Read more
A cast member whose life featured in Michael Apted’s Up documentary series has paid tribute to the director as a ‘beacon of light’ following his death aged 79. Tony Walker, an actor and London taxi driver, was selected for the project from an East End primary school in 1963 and went on to become one … Read more
James Bond and Coronation Street director Michael Apted dies aged 79 The British filmmaker was perhaps best known for Up series of documentaries Apted directed James Bond The World Is Not Enough, starring Pierce Brosnan Thomas Schlamme – president of the Directors Guild of America – paid tribute By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 21:40 … Read more