PaddockLad 17684 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 BREAKING NEWS: Film director and restaurant critic Michael Winner has died aged 77 Same age as my old man....tbh Winner always seemed decades older than him. "Wit, rancontueur, bon viveur"....and Michael liked a pint as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PaddockLad 17684 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 21 January 2013 Last updated at 14:33 Share this page Email Print Share this page 2K Share Facebook Twitter Michael Winner: Death Wish director dies aged 77 Comments (118) Continue reading the main story Related Stories Winner pays tribute to Richardson Watch Winner shuns 'toilet-cleaner OBE' Michael Winner's tipping tips Listen Film director and newspaper columnist Michael Winner has died, aged 77, his wife Geraldine has confirmed. Born in Hampstead, London in 1935, he directed films including Scorpio and Death Wish. He was also famous for his barbed restaurant reviews, written for The Sunday Times under the banner "Winner's Dinners". Winner had been ill for some time. Last summer, he said liver specialists had given him 18 months to live. Paying tribute to her husband, Mrs Winner said in a statement: "Michael was a wonderful man, brilliant, funny and generous. "A light has gone out in my life." Winner began his career as a journalist and film critic before joining Motion Pictures Limited as a writer and editor in 1956. His first work as a director was satirical but he became more well known for his action films, especially the violent Death Wish series, starring Charles Bronson. In later years, he also directed a series of commercials for an insurance company featuring the catchphrase "calm, down dear!" Two years ago, Prime Minister David Cameron was criticised for addressing the line to a female colleague in the House Of Commons during a debate on the NHS. For his entry in the 2012 edition of Who's Who, the director listed his interests as "eating, being difficult, making table mats, washing silk shirts" and "doing Pilates badly". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11564 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 He'd had a death wish for years tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 He'd had a death wish for years tbf. Behave Yourself. (RIP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Calm down dear, it's just a funeral... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15731 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39f_vkViOpI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22181 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 my brother knew him. apparently he was a right laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Meant to be a good director in his day, (Calm down dear!) RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22181 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Though best known for the death wish films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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