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Thursday May 9 | The Guardian

Bryan Forbes: film director, actor and writer

The director, actor and writer Bryan Forbes, who has died aged 86, was one of the most creative forces in the British film industry of the 1960s, and the Hollywood films he directed included the original version of The Stepford Wives .

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Would you like to see the Libertarians become a major 3rd party?

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How much do you know about abortion politics?

A lot has been made out of abortion in this election cycle. But how well do you know the politics behind the scandals?

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Fri Jun 08, 2012

The Guardian

Christopher Challis

Christopher Challis, right, with Stanley Donen in 1974. Donen used Challis on six of his films.

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Thu Mar 17, 2011

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Michael Gough obituary

Michael Gough parlayed his cachet from cult horror films into mainstream television roles such as Brideshead Revisited .

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Wed Aug 04, 2010

Vue Weekly

In living colour

The last time I heard an audience collectively gasp during a movie wasn't very long ago, it's just that the movie they were watching was over 60 years old.

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