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Richard Lester (born January 19, 1932) is an American film director based in Britain. Lester is notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.
Lester was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A child prodigy, he began studies at the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 15. He started in television in 1950, working as a stage hand, floor manager, assistant director and then director in less than a year, because no one else was around who knew how to do the work. In 1953, Lester moved to London and began work as a director in independent television, working for the legendary low cost television producers The Danziger Brothers on episodes of Mark Saber, a half-hour detective series.
A variety show he produced caught the eye of Peter Sellers, who enlisted Lester's help in translating The Goon Show to television as The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d. It was a hit, as were two follow-up shows, A Show Called Fred and Son of Fred. Lester recalls that A Show Called Fred was "broadcast live and that's why I went into film directing where you can do a second take!"
Richard Lester, director of A Hard Day's Night and The Three Musketeers, answers your questions. Watch similar interviews from our Your Q&A; playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCE34F36ADF88B5B9&feature;=plcp
Actor/Comedian Greg Proops on Richard Lester's THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973). A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends.
Richard Lester on A Hard Day's Night. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI. Director Richard Lester talks about making A Hard Day's Night (1964) at the height of Beatlemania and how the Beatles' love of surrealism affected the film. Watch the whole event here: http://explore.bfi.org.uk/53bfbc7211dc7. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI Google+:https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116308434140201309878/+britishfilminstitute/posts?pageId=116308434140201309878 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute More about the BFI: http://www.bfi.org.uk
Actor/Comedian Greg Proops on Richard Lester's THE FOUR MUSKETEERS, MILADY'S REVENGE (1974). The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
Actor/Comedian Greg Proops breaks down Richard Lester's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (1966). A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
About the Speech: Ensuring that the benefits of national economic recovery are shared with the regions is one of the major challenges for policymakers. In this speech to the IIEA, Richard Lester, Founding Director of MIT’s Industrial Performance Center, will explore how regional communities can prosper in a rapidly changing and increasingly open global economy. In particular, he will discuss the role of education in spurring innovation and competitiveness in regional economies. This was the third event in the Enterprise, Innovation and Public Policy lecture series, kindly supported by Enterprise Ireland. About the Speaker: Richard Lester is Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is also the Faculty Chair and Founding Dire...
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Richard Lester (born January 19, 1932) is an American film director based in Britain. Lester is notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.
Lester was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A child prodigy, he began studies at the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 15. He started in television in 1950, working as a stage hand, floor manager, assistant director and then director in less than a year, because no one else was around who knew how to do the work. In 1953, Lester moved to London and began work as a director in independent television, working for the legendary low cost television producers The Danziger Brothers on episodes of Mark Saber, a half-hour detective series.
A variety show he produced caught the eye of Peter Sellers, who enlisted Lester's help in translating The Goon Show to television as The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d. It was a hit, as were two follow-up shows, A Show Called Fred and Son of Fred. Lester recalls that A Show Called Fred was "broadcast live and that's why I went into film directing where you can do a second take!"
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