Myles, Lynda (1947–)
Myles, Lynda (1947–)
Scottish film and tv producer. Born May 2, 1947, in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland; Edinburgh University, BA in philosophy.
Served as director of Edinburgh Film Festival (1973–1980), the 1st woman to hold that position; co-wrote Movie Brats (1979) with Michael Pye; served as curator at Pacific Film Archive at University of California (1980–82); received British Film Industry special award for services to film (1981); returned to UK (1982) and began career as movie producer and consultant; served briefly as senior vice-president of European Production for Columbia Pictures and subsequently worked for BBC; produced Defense of the Realm (1985), The Snapper (1993) and the BAFTA Award-winning The Commitments (1991).
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