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Jeremy Thomas obituary
Film producer who enjoyed his greatest success with the 1987 epic The Last Emperor for which he won an Oscar Asked whether he had ever cautioned restraint from a director, the film producer Jeremy Thomas replied: “My nature would be to go further and see what we can get away with.” Thomas, who has died aged 77, was an expert in getting away with it. A taste for irreverence ran in his family: he was the son of Ralph Thomas , director of the Doctor … comedies that began in 1954 with Doctor in the House, and the nephew of Gerald Thomas, who made all 31 Carry On titles. Jeremy’s own films, however, were risky rather than risque. Continue reading...
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Film producer who enjoyed his greatest success with the 1987 epic The Last Emperor for which he won an Oscar Asked whether he had ever cautioned restraint from a director, the film producer Jeremy Thomas replied: “My nature would be to go further and see what we can get away with.” Thomas, who has died aged 77, was an expert in getting away with it. A taste for irreverence ran in his family: he was the son of Ralph Thomas , director of the Doctor … comedies that began in 1954 with Doctor in the House, and the nephew of Gerald Thomas, who made all 31 Carry On titles. Jeremy’s own films, however, were risky rather than risque. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Jeremy Thomas obituary, Film producer who enjoyed his greatest success with the 1987 epic The Last Emperor for which he won an Oscar Asked whether he had ever cautioned restraint from a director, the film producer Jeremy Thomas replied: “My nature would be to go further and see what we can get away with.” Thomas, who has died aged 77, was an expert in getting away with it. A taste for irreverence ran in his family: he was the son of Ralph Thomas , director of the Doctor … comedies that began in 1954 with Doctor in the House, and the nephew of Gerald Thomas, who made all 31 Carry On titles. Jeremy’s own films, however, were risky rather than risque. Continue reading…
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