Steven Rumbelow

{{Infobox person

| name = Steven Rumbelow

| image = Steven_Rumbelow.png

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1949|7|30}}

| birth_place = Bristol, UK

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|2|27|1949|7|30}}

| death_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| occupation = Director, screenwriter, producer, editor

| years_active = 1965–2016

| spouse = Rachel Rumbelow (2006–2016; his death)

| children = 3, including Dickon Tolson}}

Steven Rumbelow (also credited as Steve Rumbelow, 30 July 1949 − 27 February 2016), was a director in the entertainment industry for more than four decades.{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2016/film/obituaries-people-news/steven-rumbelow-dead-movies-tv-1201720984/ | title=Steven Rumbelow, Film, TV and Theater Writer and Director, Dies at 66 | first=Alyssa | last=Sage | work=Variety | date=2 March 2016 | accessdate=20 January 2019 }} He began in theatre at the Bristol Old Vic, subsequently becoming the youngest director for the Royal Shakespeare Company in London before forming Triple Action Theatre and then later starting on films. His career has been a melange between media productions and theatre ever since. Rumbelow operated his own production company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Renegade Motion Pictures, with his wife, Rachel, until his sudden death from sepsis on 27 February 2016.[https://deadline.com/2016/03/steven-rumbelow-dead-beyond-1201713355/ Deadline, 2 March 2016]

Early life

Rumbelow was born in Bristol on 30 July 1949. His mother was Rita Rumbelow, who later became a costume designer and wardrobe mistress with the BBC. His father was Mike Marino, a professional wrestler. At age 16 he took a summer job as a stagehand at the Bristol Old Vic and was promoted to technical stage manager within six weeks. He started directing professionally the following year.{{cite web |title=Steven Rumbelow biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750093/bio |website=imdb.com |access-date=7 February 2022}}

Theatre

With his career in theatre started at Bristol Old Vic he moved to London aged eighteen and worked with an experimental unit of the Royal Shakespeare Company.{{cite web |last1=Christiansen |first1=Richard |title=The fast track leads to Chicago for British director Steven Rumbelow |url=http://stevenrumbelow.com/_content/theatre/RumbelowArticleTribune.pdf |website=stevenrumbelow.com |access-date=7 February 2022}} He adapted Christopher Marlowe's Dr. Faustus into a 60-minute play that was so successful; he began the show in 1971 and toured all over the world with it until the late nineties.[https://archive.today/20070806223446/http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_09.11.97/theatre/backstage11.php Eye Weekly, 11 September 1997] Rumbelow has directed around 150 theatre productions around the world and has written for the stage, screen and television. He founded Triple Action Company, one of the world's foremost physical theatre companies, and was involved with the Company for fourteen years.{{cite web |title=Steven Rumbelow Bio |url=http://stevenrumbelow.com/bio.html |website=stavenrumbelow.com |access-date=7 February 2022}}

Following a move to Canada he started a post-graduate improvisation program at York University in Toronto. Establishing contacts throughout North America, he also worked extensively as a director in Chicago.{{cite web |last1=Christiansen |first1=Richard |title=The fast track leads to Chicago for British director Steven Rumbelow |url=http://stevenrumbelow.com/_content/theatre/RumbelowArticleTribune.pdf |website=stevenrumbelow.com |access-date=7 February 2022}}

Film

Renegade Motion Pictures was founded by Rumbelow and credits include feature films, television, commercials and music videos.{{cite web |title=About us |url=http://www.renegademotionpictures.com/ |website=Renegade Motion Pictures |access-date=7 February 2022}}

Renegade filmography

Autumn – 2009 – adapted from the novel by David Moody
Beyond, The Series – 2005–2007 – currently airing on Space
The Deed (previously titled The Covenant) – (post-production) 2007
Lost Souls – (post-production) 2007
Queen City Blowout – (re-release) 2007
Rocking Horse Dreams – (full-length documentary) – 2004
Ghosts – (90 minute documentary) 1998 – aired on Space
The Proteus Chronicles – (feature film) 1999

Independent filmography

King Lear – (feature film) 1976
Saint Joan – (feature film) 1977
Faust – (feature film) 1980

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.stevenrumbelow.com/}}
{{IMDb name|1621387}}

Category:1949 births

Category:2016 deaths

Category:British film directors

Category:British theatre directors