Draft:Michael Hamlyn
{{Short description|British film, music video and theatre producer}}
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| birth_name = Michael Paul Frederic Hamlyn
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|03|23}}
| birth_place = Paddington, London, UK
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| occupation = Producer
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| notable_works = The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, U2: Rattle and Hum
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Michael Paul Frederick Hamlyn (born 23 March 1955) is an English film and theatre producer.{{Cite news |date=November 8, 1996 |title=Glut of stars for feast of film |access-date= |work=Derry Journal |pages=}}{{Cite web |title=Michael Hamlyn |url=https://www.phf.org.uk/about/team/michael-hamlyn |website=Paul Hamlyn Foundation}}{{Cite news |last=Stuart |first=Kemp |date=November 1996 |title=PolyGram gets Specific |work=Screen International}}{{Cite news |last=Ellison |first=Mike |date=May 14, 1994 |title=The film producer's fear of extra time |work=The Guardian}}{{Cite journal |last=Hallett |first=Bryce |date=January 18, 2018 |title=Drama Queens |journal=Good Weekend |pages=18–21}} He is best known for producing the award-winning film and stage production The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and a documentary U2: Rattle and Hum.{{Cite web |title=Michael Hamlyn |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358300/?ref_=nmwrk_ov |website=IMDb}}{{Cite news |date=September 11, 1987 |title=U2 - The Movie |work=Daily Mirror |pages=13}} In 1991 he established Specific Films Ltd.
Career
Hamlyn has produced feature films, theatrical work and music videos for artists and bands including U2, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and INXS. His productions have received multiple awards including an Academy Award and a Grammy.{{Cite web |title=Michael Hamlyn |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/michael-hamlyn/10759 |website=Grammy Awards}} Hamlyn has also held the position of the governor of London's Southbank Centre.
= Films<ref name=":1" /> =
- The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
- Party Party (film) (1983)
- White City (1985)
- U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
- Mr. Reliable (1996){{Cite news |date=November 13, 1996 |title=Foyle Film Festival celebrates 10 years |work=The Sentinel |pages=2}}
- Paws (film) (1997)
- The Proposition (2005 film) (2005)
- Killer Weekend
- Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019)
= Theatre =
- Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) (2006 - present)
= Music Videos<ref name=":1" /> =
- Predictable (The Kinks song), The Kinks (1981)
- Come Dancing (song), The Kinks (1983)
- Don't Forget to Dance, The Kinks (1983)
- Pride (In the Name of Love), U2 (1984)
- With or Without You, U2 (1987)
- Need You Tonight, INXS (1987)
- Where the Streets Have No Name, U2 (1987)
- Risky, Ryuichi Sakamoto ft. Iggy Pop (1987)
- Desire (U2 song), U2 (1988)
- Angel of Harlem, U2 (1988)
Other work
Hamlyn is the son of the late Lord Paul Hamlyn, and has been a trustee of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation since the 80s.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Jenny |date=July 7, 2007 |title=Big ideas and bigger plans |work=The Irish News |pages=36}} He is also a co-owner of Bibendum, a restaurant located in the Michelin Building in London, in partnership with the late Sir Terence Conran.
References
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External links
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358300/