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Peter Yates

ピーター・イェーツ　/　ぴーたー・いぇーつ

Film producer from United Kingdom

July 24, 1929 – January 9, 2011　・　Aldershot, United Kingdom

film producer
film director
screenwriter

My Take

Peter Yates is one of those directors I respect precisely because he refused to be boxed in. An Englishman born in Aldershot in 1929, he hopped across genres rather than chasing a signature style, and that restlessness is exactly why his filmography feels so alive to me. Earning four Academy Award nominations across both Best Director and Best Picture tells you the industry took his range seriously, not just his hits. I admire filmmakers who trust the material over their own ego, and Yates seems to have done that until his death in 2011. A craftsman's craftsman, in the best sense.

Overview

Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer, known for making films in a wide variety of genres. He received nominations for four Academy Awards (twice for Best Director and Best Picture), three BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Peter Yates
Name (Japanese): ピーター・イェーツ
Reading: ぴーたー・いぇーつ
Born: July 24, 1929 – January 9, 2011
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Snake
Origin: Aldershot, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film producer / film director / screenwriter / director / television director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84

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