Susan Elizabeth Birtwistle, Lady Eyre, (born 9 December 1945)[1] is a producer and writer of television drama. Birtwistle has won awards for several of her productions, including Hotel du Lac, Pride and Prejudice and Emma, and was one of the nominees for the 2008 BAFTA Awards for her production of Cranford.[2]
Early life
editBirtwistle was born in Northwich, Cheshire, England, and attended Northwich County Grammar School for Girls (now The County High School, Leftwich). She studied drama and English at Coventry College of Education (became part of the University of Warwick).
Career
editBirtwistle is known for producing well-known costume dramas.
Partial filmography as producer
edit- Oi For England
- Educating Marmalade, 1982-83
- Dutch Girls, 1985
- Hotel du Lac, 1986
- Scoop, 1987
- Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage, 1989
- Or Shall We Die?
- v.
- Pride and Prejudice, 1995
- Emma, 1996
- Armadillo
- King Lear
- Wives and Daughters, 1999
- Cranford, 2007
- Return to Cranford, 2009
Personal life
editBirtwistle married the English film, theatre, television and opera director Richard Eyre in 1973 in Chelsea, London; they have one daughter.[3]
In 2008, she was awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Chester.[4]
References
edit- ^ Companies House
- ^ BAFTA awards site, accessed on 6 April 2008
- ^ "Made in heaven". Daily Telegraph. 18 November 2006. Archived from the original on 28 November 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "News release". University of Chester. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
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