{"id":39583,"date":"2015-10-04T13:55:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T03:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=39583"},"modified":"2015-10-04T13:56:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T03:26:50","slug":"vale-john-guillermin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2015\/10\/04\/vale-john-guillermin\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale – John Guillermin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Guillermin – 1925-2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

British film director, producer and writer, John Guillermin, who helmed the 1976 film version of King Kong<\/em>, 1974’s The Towering Inferno<\/em>, and multiple Tarzan<\/em> films, has passed away.<\/p>\n

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John Guillerman (L, smoking pipe) talks with actor Jim Brown (R), on the set of “El Condor” (1970).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mr Guillermin began his career in Hollywood producing and writing 1949’s Melody In The Dark<\/em>. His first directorial job was for High Jinks In Society<\/em>, also in 1949, and he often wrote films he directed. Among his early films, he directed The Smart Alec<\/em> (1951), Operation Diplomat<\/em> (1953), and I Was Monty’s Double<\/em>, in 1958. Mr Guillermin also directed all 15 episodes of Aggie<\/em> (1965-67), numerous episodes of Sailor Of Fortunes<\/em> (1957-58), and 4 episodes of Your Favorite Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In 1959 Mr Guillermin directed Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure<\/em> (starring Gordon Scott as Tarzan), and would venture into the jungle again for Tarzan Goes To India<\/em> in 1962, starring Jock Mahoney in the title role. Guillermin had the fortune to direct a young Peter O’Toole – prior to his Oscar-worthy work in Lawrence Of Arabia<\/em> – in 1960’s The Day They Robbed The Bank Of England<\/em>, while a few years later, in 1964, he would work with Richard Attenborough and Jack Hawkins in Guns At Batasi<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Among Mr Guillermin’s later films, he would direct both King Kong<\/a><\/em>, in 1976, and King Kong Lives<\/em>, in 1986, as well as 1973’s Shaft In Africa<\/em>, 1978’s Agatha Christie classic, Death On The Nile<\/em>, and Sheena<\/em>, in 1984.<\/p>\n

Mr Guillermin passed away on September 27th, aged 89.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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