Gillian Armstrong Biography (1950-)
Full name, Gillian May Armstrong; born December 18, 1950, in Melbourne, Australia; father in real estate, mother a schoolteacher; married John Pffefer (afilm editor); children: two daughters. Addresses: Home--Sydney, Australia. Agent--Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- Australian
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- December 18, 1950
- Melbourne, Australia
Famous Works
- Credits; Film Work; Director, Except Where Indicated
- Old Man and Dog (short film), 1970.
- Roof Needs Mowing (short film), 1971.
- Gretel (short film), 1973.
- Satdee Night (short film), 1973.
- One Hundred a Day (also known as 100 a Day; short film), 1973.
- Art director, Promised Woman, BC Productions, 1974.
- Assistant art director, The Removalists, 1975.
- Art director, The Trespassers, Filmways, 1975.
- Smokes and Lollies (documentary), 1975; and producer, The Singer and theDancer, Columbia, 1976.
- My Brilliant Career, Analysis, 1979; and co-producer, Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better (documentary), 1980.
- A Busy Kind of Bloke, 1980.
- Touch Wood (documentary), 1980.
- Starstruck, Cinecom, 1982.
- Having a Go (documentary), 1983.
- Not Just a Pretty Face, 1983.
- Mrs. Soffel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984.
- High Tide, Hemdale, 1987; and producer, Bingo, Bridesmaids, and Braces (short documentary), Big Picture, 1988.
- Fires Within, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Video, 1991.
- The Last Days of Chez Nous, Fine Line, 1993.
- Little Women, Columbia, 1994; and producer, Not Fourteen Again (documentary; also known as Now They Are Fourteen and Not 14 Again!), Beyond Films, 1996.
- Oscar and Lucinda, Fox Searchlight, 1997.
- Director of the short film Storytime, the documentary A Time and a Place,and the documentary Tassie Wood; assisted on the short film Zibido.
- Credits; Film Appearances
- Nurse, Promised Woman, BC Productions, 1974.
- Interviewer, Smokes and Lollies (documentary), 1975.
- Interviewer, Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better (documentary), 1980.
- Herself, A Busy Kind of Bloke, 1980.
- Credits; Television Work; Specials
- Producer and director, Bob Dylan in Concert, HBO, 1986.
- Director, Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,HBO, 1986.
- Writings;Films
- Gretel, 1973.
- Smokes and Lollies (documentary), 1975.
- (With John Pleffer) The Singer and the Dancer, Columbia, 1976.
- Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better (documentary), 1980.
- A Busy Kind of Bloke, 1980.
- Touch Wood (documentary), 1980.
- Not Just a Pretty Face, 1983.
- Not Fourteen Again (documentary; also known as Now They Are Fourteen andNot 14 Again!), Beyond Films, 1996.
- Writings;Other
- Contributor to periodicals, including Films in Review.
Further Reference
Periodicals:
- American Film, January-February, 1985.
- Film Comment, March, 1993.
- Harper's Bazaar, March, 1993, pp. 102-103.
- Los Angeles Times, March 21, 1993.
- New Yorker, March 1, 1993.
- New York Times, March 8, 1995.
- Premiere, May, 1993.
- Washington Post, April 4, 1993.