1. About Bill Douglas / Bill's Life / Bill's Early Career
In 1961, he started an acting career under the name 'Forbes Douglas' and starred opposite John Thaw in Granada TV's “The Younger Generation”.
Bill finished his service with the RAF and worked in Edinburgh again before moving to London. From 1961, Bill and Peter shared a flat in Mayfair, then Soho, and the two began collecting film ephemera from antique shops, markets, and second hand book shops, always on the hunt for bargain prices. During this time, Bill also began his career as an actor and writer.
2. About Bill Douglas
Bill Douglas was a British filmmaker and collector renowned by critics and fans as having one of the most unique, personal and poetic visions in British cinema ...
Bill Douglas 1934-1991
3. Biography | Bill Douglas Music
I received a Master of Music degree majoring in bassoon in 1968, and a Master of Musical Arts degree in composition in 1969. At this time, I was writing very ...
[For a short biography suitable for press releases, program notes and so forth, please click here.] For a 57-page book of my musical memoirs, click here. Early Years I was born in London, Ontario, …
4. Bill Douglas at 90: Watch the story of one of Britain's finest filmmakers ...
12 apr 2024 · The story of Bill Douglas – one of Britain's finest filmmakers and creator of Exeter's renowned cinema museum – will be on show in the city ...
The story of Bill Douglas – one of Britain’s finest filmmakers and creator of Exeter’s renowned cinema museum – will be on show in the city as part of a special event to mark what
5. Bill Douglas: Festival to mark great Scottish film-maker - BBC
15 jan 2024 · Bill Douglas made just four fairly obscure films in his 20 year career yet he is venerated by many as one of Scotland's greatest directors.
A season of the acclaimed film-maker's early short works is coming to Glasgow in March.
6. Bill Douglas - My Best Friend - La Biennale di Venezia
Bill Douglas was Scotland's finest director, celebrated by the likes of Lynne Ramsay, Lenny Abrahamson, Satajit Ray and Yuliya Solntseva. In his short career ...
Director Jack Archer UK / 78’
7. Bill Douglas - 10 March 2024
Bill Douglas became one of Scotland's most celebrated film directors. In his short career Douglas made four films: an autobiographical trilogy about his ...
See AlsoPlasma Center On Grove StreetThe life and career of one of Scotland’s greatest filmmaking talents, the late Bill Douglas, will be celebrated with two major premieres at Glasgow Film Festival and Glasgow Short Film Festival this March.
8. Unearthed 8mm shorts showcase the extraordinary talent of film-maker ...
16 jun 2021 · In his lifetime, film-maker Bill Douglas was acclaimed by cinema legends including François Truffaut and Luchino Visconti. After his death in ...
Inspired by Hitchcock and admired by Truffaut, the great Scottish director has been largely forgotten – but 20 dazzling unseen miniatures could reignite interest in his masterly work
9. Bill Douglas: My Best Friend | Screen Scotland
In his short career he made four films, an autobiographical trilogy My Childhood, My Ain Folk and My Way Home about his appalling childhood and Comrades an epic ...
The story of the extraordinary friendship between Scottish film maker Bill Douglas and his lifelong companion and collaborator Peter Jewell.
10. Bill Douglas - University of Exeter Press
Douglas made only a small body of work during his lifetime: The Bill Douglas Trilogy, based on his deprived childhood in Scotland; and Comrades, his epic on the ...
This book examines the work and art of Bill Douglas, thirty years after his death. Douglas made only a small body of work during his lifetime: The Bill Douglas Trilogy, based on his deprived childhood in Scotland; and Comrades, his epic on the Tolpuddle Martyrs; but he is acknowledged by many as one of Britain’s greate
11. Bill Douglas - My Best Friend + Q&A - Glasgow Film
11 dec 2023 · ... career he made four films, an autobiographical trilogy My Childhood ... Bill Douglas - My Best Friend + Q&A. The story of the ...
The story of the extraordinary friendship between Scottish filmmaker Bill Douglas and his lifelong companion and collaborator Peter Jewell. Followed by a Q&A with director Jack Archer Bill Douglas was one of Scotland’s finest directors, celebrated by other great filmmakers including Lynne Ramsay, Lenny Abrahamson, Satajit Ray and Yuliya Solntseva. In his short career he made four films, an autobiographical trilogy My Childhood, My Ain Folk and My Way Home about his appalling childhood and Comrades, an epic about a momentous moment in English history. Every shot in these films is an art work and every sequence a poem. Bill’s life was transformed when he was on National Service in the Egyptian desert and met the man who would become his lifelong friend, Peter Jewell. The two men had very different backgrounds but they formed a unique bond that channelled a tremendous creative energy. In this film Peter reminisces about the life he shared with Bill in their tiny Soho flat filled with cinema memorabilia. Their love of the movies lead them to start experimenting with an 8mm camera. Peter’s memories and musings about the legacy Bill left behind are illustrated with these never-before-seen short films. Screening as part of our CineMasters: Bill Douglas season. ----- Give a gift to GFT this Christmas This holiday season, we’re celebrating not only Christmas but also 85 years since our cinema's original opening, 50 years of GFT, and the 20th Glasgow Film Festival. Whilst our box...
12. Bill Douglas Papers - Archives Catalogue - University of Exeter
He was recently cited as influencing Oscar-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson, as well as the work of Lynne Ramsey and Peter Mullan. The Bill Douglas Cinema ...
When Douglas returned to the U.K., he held various jobs before pursuing a career in the arts. He joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in 1959 and over the next eight years acted in various television series and stage productions, including Granada's 1961 production of 'The Younger Generation' for ITV. During this period Douglas also wrote scripts, plays and a novel. His musical theatre production 'Solo' was staged in 1962 at Cheltenham but unfortunately the play, along with much of his early written work, has been lost.
