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Paul Turner (December 1945 – 1 November 2019) was a Welsh film director. His film Hedd Wyn (1992) became the first Welsh film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1]

Born in Devon, Turner learned Welsh while working at the BBC in the early 1980s and was a vocal supporter of Plaid Cymru. He was reportedly "blacklisted" from the BBC for his nationalist views (reported in an article in The Observer).[2][3] S4C director called him "a man with vision and a fire in his heart for all things Welsh and the Welsh language and his desire to portray that on film".[4]

Paul had two daughters during his first marriage to Sheila Ford, He had 3 grandchildren. His second marriage was to Welsh actress Sue Roderick. He died in November 2019 at the age of 73.[4]

Awards

He won several international awards^{[citation needed]} as well as having his film Hedd Wyn nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1]

Filmography

• Tra Bo Dwy (1984)
• Wil Six (1984)
• Hedd Wyn (1992)
• Cwm Hyfryd (1993)
• Porc Pei (1998)
• Dial (Wild Justice)

Television

English language

• The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981)

Welsh language

• Derfydd Aur (Fools Gold)
• Trisgel
• Porc Pei (1998)
• Wil Six
• Arswyd y Byd / Tales From Wales

References

External links

• Paul Turner at IMDb

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