Clifford, Graeme 1942–

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CLIFFORD, Graeme 1942


PERSONAL


Born 1942, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; married Patricia Robinson (a producer), 1976; children: Chloe. Education: Attended Sydney University.


Addresses: Agent William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Contact The Workshops, P.O. Box 200, 2 Central St., Rockport, ME 04856.


Career: Director, producer, and editor. Artransa Park (film studio), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, film editor and other positions; British Broadcasting Corporation Television (BBC TV), assistant editor, then editor; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Television (CBC TV), editor, director, producer, and writer; The Workshops, Rockport, ME, instructor.


Awards, Honors: Film Award nomination, best film editing, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1974, for Don't Look Now; Golden Prize nomination, Moscow International Film Festival, 1983, for Frances.


CREDITS


Television Director; Miniseries:

The Last Don (also known as Mario Puzo's The Last Don ), CBS, 1997.

The Last Don II (also known as Mario Puzo's The Last Don II ), CBS, 1998.


Television Director; Movies:

Nightmare Classics, Showtime, 1989.

Past Tense, Showtime, 1994.

A Loss of Innocence (also known as The End of Eden ), ABC, 1996.

My Husband's Secret Life, USA Network, 1998.

Caracara (also known as The Last Witness ), HBO, 1999.

See You in My Dreams, CBS, 2000.

Crossing the Line, Lifetime, 2002.

Losing It, 2002.

Redeemer, USA Network, 2002.

A Matter of Family, CBS, 2003.

Profoundly Normal, CBS, 2003.

Remembering Charlie, Lifetime, 2003.


Television Producer; Movies:

(With others) Crossing the Line, Lifetime, 2002.

Profoundly Normal, CBS, 2003.


Television Director; Specials:

The Turn of the Screw, Showtime, 1989.


Television Director; Episodic:

The New Avengers (also known as The New Avengers in Canada and Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir ), ITV, c. 1977, CBS, c. 1978.

"Fatal Overture," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1979.

"The Silent Accuser," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1980.

"Little Red Riding Hood," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre ), Showtime, 1982.

"Episode Twelve," Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990.

Crossroads, ABC, c. 1992.

"Handle with Care," For the People, Lifetime, 2002.

"Privilege," The Guardian, CBS, 2002.


Director of episodes of other series, including Sisters, NBC.


Television Appearances; Specials:

Jessica Lange: It's Only MakeBelieve (documentary), Cinemax, 1991.


Film Director:

Frances, Universal, 1982.

Burke & Wills, Hemdale, 1985.

Gleaming the Cube (also known as A Brother's Justice and Skate or Die ), Twentieth CenturyFox, 1989.

Ruby Cairo (also known as The Missing Link: Ruby Cairo ), Miramax, 1993, recut version released on video as Deception, Miramax, c. 1993.


Film Assistant Director:

That Cold Day in the Park, Republic, 1969.

McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Warner Bros., 1971.

The Long Goodbye, United Artists, 1973.


Film Editor:

Assistant editor, That Cold Day in the Park, Republic, 1969.

Brewster McCloud, MetroGoldwynMayer, 1970.

M*A*S*H, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1970.

Images, Columbia, 1972.

Don't Look Now (also known as A Venezia ... un dicembre rosso shocking ), Paramount, 1973.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Image, 1975.

The Man Who Fell to Earth, RCA/Columbia, 1976.

F.I.S.T., United Artists, 1978.

Supervising editor, Convoy, United Artists, 1978.

The Postman Always Rings Twice, Paramount, 1981.


Film Work; Other:

Casting director, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Warner Bros., 1971.

Music editor, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Image, 1975.

Producer, Burke & Wills, Hemdale, 1985.


WRITINGS


Screenplays:

Burke & Wills, Hemdale, 1985.


Songs for Films:

"The Secrets of My Heart," Ruby Cairo (also known as The Missing Link: Ruby Cairo ), Miramax, 1993, recut version released on video as Deception, Miramax, c. 1993.

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