death_date death_place children birth_place honorific_suffix birth_date spouse birthname image article_title name occupation
8 may 2013 virginia water , surrey , england , uk sarah standing emma forbes stratford uk , west ham , essex , england , cbe 22 july 1926 constance 1955 2013 -lrb- his death -rrb- ; 2 daughters smith 1951 1955 -lrb- divorce -rrb- nanette newman john theobald clarke bryan_forbes . jpg bryan forbes
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bryan forbes

bryan forbes , cbe -lrb- ; 22 july 1926 -- 8 may 2013 -rrb- was an english film director , screenwriter , film producer , actor and novelist , described as a `` renaissance man '' and `` one of the most important figures in the british film industry '' .
best known as the director of the film `` the stepford wives '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- , he wrote and directed several other critically acclaimed films , including `` whistle down the wind '' -lrb- 1961 -rrb- , `` séance on a wet afternoon '' -lrb- 1964 -rrb- , and `` king rat '' -lrb- 1965 -rrb- .
he also scripted several films directed by others `` the league of gentlemen '' -lrb- 1960 -rrb- , `` the angry silence '' -lrb- 1960 -rrb- and `` only two can play '' -lrb- 1962 -rrb- .
