Max Varnel | |
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| Born | Max Le Bozec March 21, 1925 Paris, France |
| Died | January 15, 1996(1996-01-15) (aged 70) Sydney,New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television director |
| Spouse | Gillian Varnel |
| Children | Simonne Varnel and Marcel Varnel |
Max Varnel (21 March 1925 – 15 January 1996)[1] was a French-born Australianfilm andtelevision director who worked primarily in theUnited Kingdom andAustralia.[2]
Born Max Le Bozec inParis, France, he was the son of the film directorMarcel Varnel.[1] He began his career as an assistant director ofThe Magic Box (1951) and continued in this role for films includingThe Card (1952),Devil Girl from Mars (1954) andThe Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
His directing credits encompass a series ofB movies, includingMoment of Indiscretion (1958),A Woman Possessed (1958),Top Floor Girl (1959),Web of Suspicion (1959),The Child and the Killer (1959), andCrash Drive (1959).
Varnel's television credits includeThe Vise,The Cheaters,Softly Softly, andThe Troubleshooters in the UK, andSkippy,Glenview High,The Young Doctors, andNeighbours in Australia, where he emigrated in the late 1960s.
Varnel died of aheart attack inSydney at the age of 70.[1]
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