Jo Durden-Smith
Jo Durden-Smith | |
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Born | John Anthony Durden-Smith 24 December 1941 |
Died | 10 May 2007 | (aged 65)
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, author, journalist |
Spouse(s) | Diana DeSimone (divorced) Yelena Zagrevskaya (1989โ2007, 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? (1976), about the death of imprisoned activist George Jackson.
Life
John "Jo" Anthony Durden-Smith was born in Pinner, Middlesex, to parents who were doctors (his father was a surgeon and his mother a radiologist).[2][3] He was educated at Haileybury and at Merton College, Oxford, where he read Classics.[2][4] 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 was the actor Richard Durden and his half-brother was the broadcaster Neil Durden-Smith.
Books
- Who Killed George Jackson? (1976)[5]
- 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)
- Nostradamus and Other Prophets and Seers (2005)
See also
Notes
- ^ John Anthony Durden-Smith.
- ^ a b Woodhead, Leslie (21 May 2007). "Jo Durden-Smith". The Guardian.
- ^ "Jo Durden-Smith". Irish Independent. 27 May 2007.
- ^ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900โ1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 522.
- ^ Marcus, Greil (5 January 2017). "Jo Durden-Smith, 'Who Killed George Jackson?' (11/08/76)". Ask Greil. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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