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| Born | James Charles Frederick Quinn (1919-08-23)23 August 1919 UK |
| Died | 11 February 2008(2008-02-11) (aged 88) UK |
| Occupation | Executive producer |
James Charles Frederick Quinn (23 August 1919 – 11 February 2008),[1] was a British film administrator, producer and exhibitor.
During World War II he was a Major in the Intelligence Unit of theIrish Guards inNorth Africa.[2]
He was educated atRockport School in Holywood, Co Down.
He was best known as one of the longest-serving Directors of theBritish Film Institute (1955–1964). Under his leadership, the BFI inaugurated the newNational Film Theatre under Waterloo Bridge inLondon (1957), launched theLondon Film Festival (1957),[1] added television to its official remit, and initiated the regional expansion of the BFI.
In 1961 he was head of the jury at the11th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
After his departure from the BFI, he acquired the Paris Pullman cinema in collaboration with independent distributor Charles Cooper (1967). In the 1970s he also ran the Minema cinema, still in London. He also produced two feature films: Don Levy'sHerostratus (1967), and Stuart Cooper'sOverlord (1975).
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