Jo Durden-Smith
| Jo Durden-Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Antony Durden-Smith 24 December 1941 Pinner, Middlesex, England |
| Died |
10 May 2007 (aged 65) London, England |
| Occupation | filmmaker, author, journalist |
| Spouse(s) |
Diana DeSimone (divorced) Yelena Zagrevskaya (1989-2007; his death) |
| Children | 1 |
Jo Durden-Smith[1] (24 December 1941 – 10 May 2007) was a British documentary film maker. His work included The Doors are Open, The Stones in the Park, Johnny Cash at St Quentin, and, later, television work Russian Godfathers on the Russian oligarchs.
His books included Who Killed George Jackson?, on the Black Panthers.
Life
He was educated at Haileybury and Merton College, Oxford.[2] He worked for World in Action, Granada TV's documentary team, where his rock films were made.
Subsequently, he lived in New York, and then Moscow. He was a columnist for The Moscow Times until 1997.
His younger brother is actor Richard Durden and he is half-brother of broadcaster Neil Durden-Smith.
Books
- Who Killed George Jackson?
- Sex and the Brain (1983) with Diane DeSimone
- Russia: a long-shot romance (1994)
- Mafia (2002)
- 100 most infamous criminals (2003)
- The Essence of Buddhism (2004)
Notes
- ↑ John Anthony Durden-Smith.
- ↑ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 522.
See also
- A Horse Called Nijinsky
External links
- London Times obituary
- Daily Telegraph obituary
- Independent obituary
- Guardian obituary
- BFI filmography
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