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Creator

Gerry Anderson

Born
Apr 14, 1929 · Aged 83
Died
Dec 26, 2012
Place of birth
West Hampstead, London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Movie credits
9
TV credits
7
Directing credits
15
Also known as (1)
  • Gerald Alexander Abrahams

Biography

Gerry Anderson, MBE (born Gerald Alexander Abrahams; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist. He was known for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation" (marionette puppets containing electric moving parts). Anderson's first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh children's series The Adventures of Twizzle. Supercar (1961–62) and Fireball XL5 (1962) followed later, both series breaking into the US television market in the early 1960s. In…