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Peter Yates

Born July 24, 1929 Died January 9, 2011 (Age 81)Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK52 Credits

Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. The son of an army officer, he attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked for some years as an actor, director and stage manager. In the 1950s he started in the movie industry as a dubbing assistant and later an assistant director fo…

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Directing

Peter Yates

Born July 24, 1929 Died January 9, 2011 (Age 81)Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK52 Credits

Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. The son of an army officer, he attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked for some years as an actor, director and stage manager. In the 1950s he started in the movie industry as a dubbing assistant and later an assistant director fo…