Richard Gregson
Richard Gregson (5 May 1930 – 21 August 2019) was a British agent, film producer and screenwriter. He spent his early career working in America, alongside stars such as Robert Redford, Julie Christie, Alan Bates and Gene Hackman and director John Schlesinger. He married the American actress Natalie Wood on 30 May 1969. The couple filed for divorce on 4 August 1971, and the divorce was finalised in April of the following year. Together they had one child, the actress Natasha Gregson Wagner, born 1970.[1]
Richard Gregson | |
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Born | British India | 5 May 1930
Died | 21 August 2019 89) Wales | (aged
Occupation | British agent, film producer and screenwriter |
Spouse(s) | Sally Gregson, Natalie Wood, Julia Gregson |
Children | 5 including Natasha Gregson Wagner |
Parent(s) | Donald Gregson |
Relatives | Michael Craig |
Gregson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 33rd Academy Awards for his work on The Angry Silence with his elder brother Michael Craig and Bryan Forbes.[2]
Among his clients were Joe Janni, John Schlesinger and Alan Bates.[3]
In 2012, he published a memoir titled Behind the Screen Door: Tales from the Hollywood Hills.[1]
He was married to the British author Julia Gregson from 1984 until his death in 2019.
On 21 August 2019, his daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, announced his death from Parkinson's Disease in Wales, on her mother's tribute Instagram account, also sharing of photo of him and her together taken earlier in the year. She stated he was 89 years old.[4][5]
Select credits
- The Angry Silence (1960) – co-writer
- Downhill Racer (1969) – producer
References
- Gregson, Richard (2 June 2012). "'Natalie's dead, Dad ...'". The Guardian.
- http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1451437034859
- Brian McFarlane, An Autobiography of British Cinema, Metheun 1997 p246-248
- "Natalie Wood on Instagram: Richard 'Daddy' Gregson joined the angels this morning after a brave battle with Parkinson's Disease at his home in Whales surrounded by family. He was 89. This picture was taken there at Whitebrook Farm early Feb. 2019 during the shoot for Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind coming soon to HBO. So much love goes out to The Gregson Family in England". Instagram. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- Elson, Mark (11 September 2019). "Tributes paid to Hollywood hotshot". Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review.