The Film Director dies at 54

Name: Anthony Mingellah

Born: on 01/06/1954 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England

Job Titles:
Director, Screenwriter, Playwright, Songwriter, Ice cream vendor, Teacher

Family
Brother: Dominic Minghella.
Daughter: Hannah Minghella. born on March 24, 1979; worked as Production Assistant on her father's film "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999)
Father: Edward Minghella. moved to Isle of Wight from Italy; played bit role in "The English Patient"
Mother: Gloria Minghella. moved to Isle of Wight from Italy; played bit role in "The English Patient"
Sister: Edana Minghella.
Son: Max Minghella. born c. 1985; mother, Carolyn Choa

Education
University of Hull, Hull, Yorkshire, England, English and drama, BA, 1975

Milestones
1975 Made stage directing debut with own play "Mobius the Stripper" in Hull, England
1976 Was lecturer in drama at University of Hull
1981 Enjoyed modest success with play "Whale Music"
1983 Wrote teleplays for the British series "Studio"
1986 Earned notice for his West End debut, "Made in Bangkok", about the exploitation of women in Thailand
1986 Scripted the British teleplay "What If It's Raining?"
1988 Penned the BBC radio play "Cigarettes and Chocolate"
1989 Scripted the British TV-movie "Living with Dinosaurs", starring Juliet Stevenson
1989 Wrote for "The Jim Henson Hour" (NBC)
1990 Feature directorial debut, "Truly, Madly, Deeply"; also scripted; reunited with Juliet Stevenson; shown at the London Film Festival; released theatrically worldwide in 1991
1993 First American film, "Mr. Wonderful", featuring Matt Dillon
1996 International breakthrough feature, "The English Patient"; film received 12 Academy Award nominations and won nine, including Best Picture and Best Director
1999 Adapted and directed "The Talented Mr. Ripley", a based on a Patricia Highsmith novel; material had been been previously filmed by Rene Clement in 1960 as "Plein Soleil/Purple Noon"
2000 Became partner with Sydney Pollack in Mirage Enterprises
2003 Wrote screenplay and directed feature adaptation of Charles Frazier's Civil War-era novel "Cold Mountain"; earned golden globe nominations for best director and best screenplay
2006 Wrote the original screenplay, "Breaking and Entering" reunited with Jude Law; also directed
Raised on the Isle of Wight
Wrote draft of "The Doctor", directed by Randa Haines; did not receive final screen credit
Wrote for the English TV series, "Inspector Morse"
Wrote for the series "The Storyteller" (NBC), produced by Jim Henson; some episodes not previously aired on the USA debuted on HBO in 1997; debuted with award-winning episode "Hans My Hedgehog

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