birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
pietersburg -lrb- now polokwane -rrb- , south africa 15 november 1939 1967-2002 ross devenish
 ross devenish film director
ross devenish

ross devenish -lrb- born 15 november 1939 -rrb- is a south african film director .
his 1980 film `` marigolds in august '' , which entered into the 30th berlin international film festival , where it won the berlin bear anniversary prize .
his 1977 feature film `` the guest '' won a bronze leopard at locarno international film festival .
ross directed the eight-part adaptation of `` bleak house '' which won three baftas .
`` now that the buffalo 's gone '' won a blue riband award .
he was one of the two directors engaged on `` goal ! ''
about the world cup competition being held in england in 1966 .
`` goal ! ''
received the robert flaherty award from bafta .
