David Puttnam
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The Right Honourable The Lord Puttnam CBE HonFRSA HonFRPS MRIA |
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Puttnam at the Orange British Academy Film Awards in London's Royal Opera House, February 2007
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David Terence Puttnam 25 February 1941 Southgate, London, England |
| Occupation | Film producer and educator |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Mary Jones (1961–present) |
| Children |
Alexander (Sacha) Puttnam |
| Website | http://www.davidputtnam.com/ |
Alexander (Sacha) Puttnam
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (born 25 February 1941) is a British film producer and educator. He sits on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, although he is not principally a politician.
Puttnam was born in Southgate, London, England, the son of Marie Beatrix, a homemaker of Jewish origin, and Leonard Arthur Puttnam, a photographer. Educated at Minchenden Grammar School in London, Puttnam had an early career in advertising, including five formative years at Collett Dickenson Pearce, and as agent acting for the photographers David Bailey and Brian Duffy.
He turned to film production in the late 1960s, working with Sanford Lieberson's production company Goodtimes Enterprises, where he produced films such as the rock musicals That'll Be the Day (1973) and Stardust (1974), Ken Russell's Mahler (1974) and Lisztomania (1975), and Alan Parker's Bugsy Malone (1976). In 1978 he also produced Alan Parker's Midnight Express, but for the US company Casablanca Filmworks.
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