Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
A. J. Cronin
Archibald Joseph Cronin( 19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish physician and novelist.
His best- known novel," The Citadel"( 1937), tells of a Scottish doctor in a Welsh mining village, who quickly moves up the career ladder in London.
Cronin had observed the venues as a medical inspector of mines and later as a doctor in Harley Street.
The book promoted still controversial ideas about medical ethics and helped to inspire the National Health Service.
Another popular mining novel of Cronin's, set in the North East of England, is" The Stars Look Down".
Both have been adapted as films, as have" Hatter's Castle The Keys of the Kingdom" and" The Green Years".
Cronin's novel" Country Doctor" was adapted as a long- running BBC radio and TV series" Dr. Finlay's Casebook", revived many years later.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Roland Joffé
Roland Joffé( born 17 November 1945) is a British director and producer of film and television, known for the Academy Award- winning movies" The Killing Fields" and" The Mission".
He began his career in television, his early credits including episodes of" Coronation Street" and an adaptation of" The Stars Look Down" for Granada.
He gained a reputation for hard- hitting political stories with the series" Bill Brand" and factual dramas for" Play for Today".
Dana Blankstein
Dana Blankstein- Cohen( born March 3, 1981) is the director of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television.
She is a film director, and an Israeli culture entrepreneur.
Carol Reed
Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director best known for "Odd Man Out" (1947), "The Fallen Idol" (1948), "The Third Man" (1949), and "Oliver!"
(1968).
For "Oliver!", he received the Academy Award for Best Director.
"Odd Man Out" was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film; filmmaker Roman Polanski has repeatedly cited it as his favourite film.
"
The Fallen Idol" won the second BAFTA Award for Best British Film.
The British Film Institute voted "The Third Man" the greatest British film of the 20th century.
Geoffrey Davion
Geoffrey Davion( born Geoffrey Davison, 27 January 1940 in South Shields, County Durham, died 13 February 1996 in Westminster, London) was an English television and Shakespearean stage actor, notably starring alongside Alun Armstrong in the popular series" The Stars Look Down".
He starred as Superintendent Nash in the TV film" Marple: The Moving Finger" from 1985.
He also acted in the cult classic film" Clockwise" and has worked with many other notable actors such as Ian McKellen and Kenneth Branagh.
His niece is actress Rebecca Davison.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
The Stars Look Down (film)
The Stars Look Down is a British film from 1940, based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel of the same name, about injustices in a mining community in North East England.
The film, co-scripted by Cronin and directed by Carol Reed, stars Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick and Margaret Lockwood as Jenny Sunley.
The film is a "New York Times" Critics' Pick and is listed in "The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made".
John Nightingale (actor)
John Nightingale( 23 December 1942 – 31 March 1980) was a British actor, from Burnley, Lancashire Nightingale spent 5 years in the National Youth Theatre and, while still a student at Durham University, appeared on BBC television in a production of Julius Caesar, playing Titinius.
He was best known for his role in the popular 1970s TV series" When the Boat Comes In".
He played Tom Seaton, one of the two sons in the Seaton family at the centre of the series.
He had other parts in British television, including Jack Reedy in" The Stars Look Down", also a historical drama set in a mining community," Fall of Eagles" and" Crown Court".
John Nightingale died on 31 March 1980 from cancer.
At the time of his death he was 37 years old.

Question: Which award the director of film The Stars Look Down (Film) received?
Answer: Academy Award for Best Director