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Ken Annakin was a British film director, writer, and producer. He was born on 10 August 1914 in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK. He is best known for directing the classic war films The Longest Day (1962) and The Battle of the Bulge (1965). Annakin began his career as a film editor in the 1930s, and went on to direct a number of popular films in the 1950s and 1960s, including Swiss Family Robinson (1960), Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965), and Battle of the Bulge (1965). He also wrote and produced a number of films, including The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) and The Sword and the Rose (1953). Annakin was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for The Longest Day, and was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1969. He died on 22 April 2009 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. At the time of his death, Ken Annakin's net worth was estimated to be around $10 million.

Popular As Kenneth Cooper Annakin
Occupation director,writer,producer
Age 95 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 10 August 1914
Birthday 10 August
Birthplace Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Date of death 22 April, 2009
Died Place Beverly Hills, California, USA
Nationality United Kingdom

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Who Is Ken Annakin's Wife?

His wife is Pauline Carter (1960 - 22 April 2009) ( his death) ( 1 child), Blanka ? (? - ?) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Ken Annakin Net Worth

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2010

His final film was Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime (2010), a film that was started in 1992 under Annakin's direction but never completed.

2009

In 2009 it was restarted again and Annakin was hired to assemble the existing footage for release, but died before completing the job.

2008

Was close friends with James MacArthur, who co-starred in several pictures he directed. In 2008 MacArthur and Annakin hosted a special screening of Swiss Family Robinson (1960)--directed by Annakin and starring MacArthur--for a large family gathering at a film festival involving over 900 children. MacArthur visited Annakin frequently after Annakin suffered a heart attack and stroke in February 2008.

2002

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.

1998

His daughter from a previous marriage, talent agent Jane Annakin, died of cancer in 1998.

1977

Following Annakin's death, George Lucas stated that, contrary to previous reports, he did not name the character "Anakin Skywalker" (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)) after Annakin.

1970

In 1970 he started making the film Capri with Michael Gough, Zena Walker,Karen Dotrice and Jack Watling but finance for it ran out.

1965

He also directed Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965), which was less successful.

1962

He was one of the directors of the epic World War II spectacle The Longest Day (1962) and went solo on Battle of the Bulge (1965), both of which were financial--if not exactly critical--successes.

1960

In the 1960s he was one of several British directors--e. g. , Guy Green, John Guillermin--who specialized in turning out all-star, splashy, big-budget European/American co-productions, shot on the Continent.

1957

One of his more atypical films was the dark thriller Across the Bridge (1957), based on a Graham Greene story about a wealthy businessman who embezzles a million dollars from his company, kills a man who resembles him and steals his identity so he can escape to Mexico. It boasted an acclaimed performance by Rod Steiger as the villain and a distinct "noir" feel to it, unlike anything Annakin had done before (or, for that matter, since).

1947

A former salesman and journalist, Ken Annakin got into the film industry making documentary shorts. His feature debut, Holiday Camp (1947), was a comedy about a Cockney family on vacation. It was made for the Rank Organization and was a modest success, spawning three sequels, all of which he directed. He worked steadily thereafter, mainly in light comedies.

1942

Had an amazingly diverse early career, including as a trainee income tax inspector in Hull during the Depression. He held down other civil service jobs, as well as selling advertising space, working as a car salesman and prospecting for gold. He had a brief fling with journalism before joining the RAF during World War II. Invalided out, Annakin signed with Verity Films in 1942 as a camera assistant, working his way up to directing documentaries. His career really took off, when he joined Gainsborough as a feature director in 1946.

1940

Served with the Royal Air Force during the 1940 Battle of Britain, but was injured during the Blitz and went on to work as a camera operator making training films during the war.