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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Lindsay-Hogg Biography (1940-)
Born May 5, 1940, in New York, NY (some sources say in England); son of Edward and Geraldine (an actress and director; maiden name, Fitzgerald) Lindsay-Hogg. Career: Director. Member: Directors Guild of America. Awards, Honors: Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best director of a drama, 1979, for Whose Life Is It Anyway?; Emmy Award nomination, best director in a limited series or special, 1982, for "Et in Arcadia Ego," Brideshead Revisited; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding individual achievement in directing for a variety or music program, 1996, for "From Sousa to Satchmo," Marsalis on Music, and 1997, for "1976," Tracey Takes On. .; British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, all best television director, for Professional Foul,
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont,
Dr. Fischer of Geneva, and Brideshead Revisited; Cairo International Film Festival Awards, best picture and best director, both for The Object of Beauty.
Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; and 1325 Sixth Ave., New York, NY 10019.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director
- Birth Details
- May 5, 1940
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Work
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Director
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Agnes of God, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1982
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The Boys of Winter, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1985
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The Widow Claire, Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, 1986
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Nothing Sacred, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, 1988
- Director of Whose Life Is It Anyway?, New York City; The WhiteDevil, Old Vic Theatre, London; Home, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT; The Normal Heart, Public Theatre, New York City; and The Millionaress, Haymarket Theatre, London.
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Film Work
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Director
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Let It Be, United Artists, 1970
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Nasty Habits (also known as The Abbess), Brut Productions,1977
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The Sound of Murder, Warner Bros., 1982
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Neil Young in Berlin (video), 1983
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The Object of Beauty, Avenue Entertainment, 1991
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Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and the Who (also known as Celebration: The Music of the Who and Daltrey Sings Townshend), Highlander Entertainment Group, 1994
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Frankie Starlight (also known as The Dork of Cork), Fine Line, 1995
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Guy, Polygram, 1996
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The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (documentary), ABKCO Films, 1996
- Also directed promotional films for the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Wings, Brian Ferry, and Elton John.
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Television Director
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Specials
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Skin Deep, BBC, 1971
- "Electra," Play of the Month, BBC, 1974
- "Professional Foul," Play of the Week, BBC, 1977
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Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park, 1981
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Randy Newman at the Odeon, 1983
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Master Harold.and the Boys, Showtime, 1984
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The Importance of Being Earnest, 1985
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As Is, Showtime, 1986
- "Bedtime Story," Trying Times, PBS, 1987
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Graceland: The African Concert, Showtime, 1987
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Coca-Cola Presents Live: The Hard Rock (also known as Live: TheHard Rock), NBC, 1987-88
- "The Hit List," Trying Times, PBS, 1989
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Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, CBS, 1990
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Series
- (With others) Michelob Presents Sunday Night (also known as Michelob Presents Night Music and Sunday Night), NBC, 1988-89
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Marsalis on Music, PBS, 1995
- Director of the series Ready, Steady, Go!, BBC.
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Miniseries
- (With Charles Sturridge) Brideshead Revisited, Granada TV, 1981
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Movies
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Dr. Fischer of Geneva, BBC, 1984
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Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story, ABC, 1986
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The Little Match Girl, NBC, 1987
- "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Nightmare Classics,Showtime, 1989
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Murder by Moonlight (also known as Dark of the Moon and Murder on the Moon), CBS, 1989
- "The Habitation of Dragons," TNT Screenworks, TNT, 1992
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Running Mates (also known as Dirty Tricks), HBO, 1992
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Ivana Trump's For Love Alone (also known as Ivana-For Love Alone and For Love Alone), CBS, 1996
- Also director of Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, BBC; Plaintiffsand Defendants, BBC; Two Sundays, BBC; Through the Night,BBC; and Ladies in Waiting, KCET.
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Episodic
- "Annie Oakley" (also known as "Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends: Annie Oakley"), Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends, Showtime, 1985
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Tracey Takes On. ., HBO, 1996
- Director of episodes of The Informer, Rediffusion TV, [England], Journey to the Unknown, Twentieth Century-Fox TV, [England], and Bill Brand, Thames TV; directed "Thumbelina," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime; director of pilot episode of Loving, ABC.
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Film Appearances
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Let It Be, United Artists, 1970
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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The Object of Beauty, Avenue Entertainment, 1991
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