Terence Davies(1945-2023)

Writer
Director
Actor

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Terence Davies

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Of Time and the City (2008)

Terence Davies was born on 10 November 1945 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Distant Voices (1988), Chez les heureux du monde (2000) and Les carnets de Siegfried (2021). He died on 7 October 2023 in Mistley, Essex, England, UK.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 23 wins & 49 nominations total

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Known for

Lorraine Ashbourne, Angela Walsh, and Dean Williams in Distant Voices (1988)

7.4

Writer

1988

Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eric Stoltz, and Laura Linney in Chez les heureux du monde (2000)

Chez les heureux du monde

7.0

Writer

2000

Jack Lowden in Les carnets de Siegfried (2021)

Les carnets de Siegfried

6.6

Writer

2021

Of Time and the City (2008)

Of Time and the City

7.2

Writer

2008

Credits

Writer

Home! Home!
Short
- Writer
- 2024
Passing Time
6.5
Short
- Writer
- 2023
Les carnets de Siegfried
6.6
- written by
- 2021
But Why?
6.0
Short
- writer (uncredited)
- 2021
Emily Dickinson, a Quiet Passion
6.4
- written by
- 2016
Sunset Song
6.4
- screenplay
- 2015
The Deep Blue Sea
6.2
- adaptation
- 2011
Of Time and the City
7.2
- written by
- 2008
The Waves
Podcast Series
- adaptation
- 2007
Chez les heureux du monde
7.0
- written by
- 2000
La Bible de néon
6.3
- Writer
- 1995
Une longue journée qui s'achève
7.3
- written by
- 1992
Distant Voices
7.4
- written by
- 1988
The Terence Davies Trilogy
7.5
- writer
- 1983
Death and Transfiguration
7.4
Short
- written by
- 1983

Director

Passing Time
6.5
Short
- Director
- 2023
Les carnets de Siegfried
6.6
- Director (directed by)
- 2021
But Why?
6.0
Short
- Director
- 2021
Emily Dickinson, a Quiet Passion
6.4
- Director (directed by)
- 2016
Sunset Song
6.4
- Director
- 2015
The Deep Blue Sea
6.2
- Director
- 2011
Of Time and the City
7.2
- Director
- 2008
The Waves
Podcast Series
- Director
- 2007
Chez les heureux du monde
7.0
- Director
- 2000
La Bible de néon
6.3
- Director
- 1995
Une longue journée qui s'achève
7.3
- Director
- 1992
Distant Voices
7.4
- Director
- 1988
The Terence Davies Trilogy
7.5
- Director
- 1983
Death and Transfiguration
7.4
Short
- Director
- 1983
Madonna and Child
7.2
Short
- Director
- 1980

Actor

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Of Time and the City

Of Time and the City

Personal details

Born
- November 10, 1945
- Liverpool, England, UK
Died
- October 7, 2023
- Mistley, Essex, England, UK(cancer)
Publicity listings
- 4 Interviews

Did you know

Trivia
Was once an accountant.

Quotes
Work is my raison d'etre and if that's taken away you become a non-person. You're just filling in time till you die.

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When did Terence Davies die?
October 7, 2023
How did Terence Davies die?
Cancer
How old was Terence Davies when he died?
77 years old
Where did Terence Davies die?
Mistley, Essex, England, UK
When was Terence Davies born?
November 10, 1945

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