Up documentaries, has died aged 79.Apted died on Thursday (January 7) at his home in Los Angeles, his US agent Roy Ashton confirmed.
No cause of death has yet been revealed.Apted’s Up series began in 1964, where the filmmaker met 14 seven-year-olds from diverse backgrounds.
The documentaries went on to chronicle the lives of the British children for more than half a century, and saw Apted checking in with the individuals at seven year periods.
The latest Up documentary, 63 Up, was released in 2019.Elsewhere in his career as a filmmaker, Apted directed 1999 James Bond film The World is Not Enough, Loretta Lynn biopic Coal Miner’s Daughter and TV shows including Coronation Street.“Director Michael Apted will always be remembered for the.
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