Derrick Knight
British film director and producer
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| Intro | British film director and producer | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
| was | Film director Film producer | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 1929 | |
| Death | 2022 (aged 93 years) |
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Biography
Derrick Knight (3 February 1929 – 28 December 2022) was a British film director and producer.
Early life
Derrick Knight was born in Dorset on 3 February 1929 to Ninette (née Mollard) and Robert Knight. He was educated at Canford School and afterwards attended Oriel College, Oxford, where he was a part of the university film society.
Career
Knight directed the 1966 film Traveling for a Living about the English folk group The Watersons.
Personal life
In 1959, he married Brenda Henderson. Knight died on 28 December 2022, at the age of 98.