Robert Fuest
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30 September 1927 London |
| Died | 21 March 2012 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, production designer |
Robert Fuest (30 September 1927 – 21 March 2012) was an English film director, screenwriter, and production designer who worked mostly in the horror, fantasy and suspense genres.
Born in London, Fuest served a period of time in post-war Germany with the Royal Air Force in National Service air-lifting coal over the Berlin Wall, after which he attended Wimbledon and Hornsey Schools of Art. For a time he lectured at Southampton College of Art. Fuest also spent time as a drummer in a warm-up band for Chris Barber and George Melly.
In the early sixties he designed sets for a variety of different TV programmes including ITV Play of the Week and Armchair Theatre. It was whilst working on the first season of the new spy series The Avengers for director Peter Hammond that Fuest developed the directing bug. Fuest later admitted on a DVD commentary for The Avengers episode "Game" that Hammond's visual style proved a major influence and opened him up to the stylistic possibilities of film and TV.
In 1965, he contributed material to the Peter Cook and Dudley Moore comedy sketch show Not Only... But Also.
His first film was Just Like a Woman made in 1967, starring Wendy Craig. He also wrote it. His work on this film brought him to the attention of The Avengers producer Albert Fennell who offered him the chance to direct episodes. He would direct seven episodes in total, including "My Wildest Dream", "Game", "They Keep Killing Steed", "The Rotters", "Take Me to Your Leader", "Pandora" and "Take Over". When the series was later revived as The New Avengers, Fuest was invited back to direct two more episode, namely "The Midas Touch" and "The Tale of the Big Why".
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