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Barry Myers (1 June 1937 – 17 August 2016) was an English advertising filmmaker.[1]

Barry Myers
Born
Barry Myers

1 June 1937
London, England
Died17 August 2016
NationalityEnglish
Occupationfilm director
screenwriter
Years active19??–

Early life


He was born in Hampstead. He attended King's College School in Wimbledon, then studied French and German at Brasenose College, Oxford.


Career


After working in agencies as copywriter on commercial scripts, Barry moved on to directing his own scripts. He then started his own company, Spots. During the following years of its existence, Spots grew to be one of the world's top production companies, with offices in London, Los Angeles, New York and Paris, winning Gold in every major festival around the world.

He produced the Cadbury Finger of Fudge advert for Cadbury Fudge, with music from The Lincolnshire Poacher written by Mike d'Abo, and the Cadbury Flake advert with a young female in a field.


Personal life


He died on 17 August 2016.[2][1]


Filmography


Noteworthy commercials



References


  1. "Barry Myers, director of classic TV commercials for Olympus, Hovis and Milk Tray – obituary". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. "A tribute to the late director Barry Myers". campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. McGahan, Katy. "Smoker of the Future (1985)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 18 September 2016.



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