Terence Davies
English filmmaker of autobiographical works and literary adaptations.
He is considered by numerous critics as one of the great British directors of his period.
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Lore & Background
Terence Davies was born in Kensington, Liverpool, as the youngest of ten children of working-class Catholic parents. He rejected religion at age 22 and considered himself an atheist. His father, whom Davies remembered as 'psychotic', died of cancer when Davies was seven. Davies was gay and frequently explored gay themes in his films.
Reader's Guide
Davies also produced radio works and the documentary Of Time and the City (2008).
Did You Know?
- Davies worked for ten years as a shipping office clerk and unqualified accountant before attending drama school.
- His father died of cancer when Davies was seven, and he recalled the following four years as the happiest of his life.
- Davies was celibate for most of his life, stating he would 'prefer to be lonely and on my own' than live a life he couldn't justify.
- His final script, unfinished at his death, was based on Janette Jenkins's novel Firefly about Noël Coward's last five days.
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