Paul Marcus Explained

Paul Marcus
Birth Name:Paul Coryn Valentine Marcus
Birth Date:30 May 1954
Birth Place:London, England
Death Place:London, England
Occupation:television director
Spouse:Viviana Maranzano (1987–2011)

Paul Coryn Valentine Marcus (30 May 1954 – 13 February 2011) was a BAFTA winning British television director and producer.[1] [2] His most notable success was as producer of the television series Prime Suspect, but he also worked in cinema, theatre and many other TV series.[3]

Early life

Marcus was born in London in 1954, the son of playwright Frank Marcus, a German-born Jew who fled to Britain in 1939 and the actress Jacqueline Sylvester. He was educated at Latymer Upper School and Lincoln College, Oxford.[4]

Credits

His credits include the following:

Notes

  1. Obituary London Guardian, 4 March 2011.
  2. Web site: BAFTA Awards. awards.bafta.org.
  3. Web site: Paul Marcus. https://web.archive.org/web/20181130150020/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baac6100d. dead. November 30, 2018. BFI.
  4. Web site: Paul Marcus: TV producer and director who was a driving force behind. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/paul-marcus-tv-producer-and-director-who-was-driving-force-behind-prime-suspect-2283280.html . 2022-05-25 . subscription . live. October 23, 2011. The Independent.

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