Iain Johnstone
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Iain Johnstone is an English author and broadcaster.
In April 2010 he published two books, 'Streep: A Life in Film' a biography of Oscar winning actress Meryl Streep
and the novel
'Pirates of the Mediterranean'.
He was for twelve years the film critic of The Sunday Times
and presenter of the Film 82
programme (when regular presenter Barry Norman
briefly left the job). He was also its original producer, and produced other British TV programmes such as the BBC2 chat show Friday Night, Saturday Morning
The Frost Interview and ran the BBC's Watergate coverage.
He co-wrote the movie Fierce Creatures
with John Cleese
and has made eight documentaries with Steven Spielberg
starting with The Jaws Report and including Steven and Stanley about Spielberg's collaboration with Kubrick . He has also made numerous other movie based documentaries about A Fish Called Wanda
, Dustin Hoffman
, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life,Superman and TV profiles of Muhammad Ali, Woody Allen, Jack Nicholson, Barbra Streisand, John Wayne and Marlon Brando.
He is a biographer of Tom Cruise
and Clint Eastwood
.
His daughter Sophie married the Hon. Edward John Hugh Tollemache in February 2007. Edward is the heir apparent of Timothy Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache
. Sophie Johnstone had a bit part in A Fish Called Wanda
at the age of six and presently works in television as a researcher.
In April 2010 he published two books, 'Streep: A Life in Film' a biography of Oscar winning actress Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
and the novel
'Pirates of the Mediterranean'.
He was for twelve years the film critic of The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times (UK)
The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper, distributed in the United Kingdom. The Sunday Times is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International, which is in turn owned by News Corporation. Times Newspapers also owns The Times, but the two papers were founded...
and presenter of the Film 82
The Film programme
The Film programme is a British film review television programme, broadcast weekly on BBC One, presented by Claudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh. The title of the show changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast, with the current series being Film 2011, but when referring to successive...
programme (when regular presenter Barry Norman
Barry Norman
Barry Leslie Norman, CBE is a British novelist, impresario, film critic and media personality. He was the BBC film critic on television from 1972 to 1998.-Early life:...
briefly left the job). He was also its original producer, and produced other British TV programmes such as the BBC2 chat show Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday Night, Saturday Morning was a television chat show with a revolving guest host. It ran on BBC2 from 28 September 1979 to 2 April 1982, broadcast live from the Greenwood Theatre, a part of Guy's Hospital...
The Frost Interview and ran the BBC's Watergate coverage.
He co-wrote the movie Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures is a 1997 comedy film. Although not a sequel, it was a follow-up to the wildly popular A Fish Called Wanda, starring the same four actors, John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin...
with John Cleese
John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report...
and has made eight documentaries with Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
starting with The Jaws Report and including Steven and Stanley about Spielberg's collaboration with Kubrick . He has also made numerous other movie based documentaries about A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 crime-comedy film written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton. It was directed by Crichton and an uncredited Cleese, and stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. The film is about a jewel heist and its aftermath...
, Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters....
, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life,Superman and TV profiles of Muhammad Ali, Woody Allen, Jack Nicholson, Barbra Streisand, John Wayne and Marlon Brando.
He is a biographer of Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
and Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
.
His daughter Sophie married the Hon. Edward John Hugh Tollemache in February 2007. Edward is the heir apparent of Timothy Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache
Timothy Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache
Timothy John Edward Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache is the standing owner of the principal ancestral seat of Helmingham Hall and the 5th Baron Tollemache....
. Sophie Johnstone had a bit part in A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 crime-comedy film written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton. It was directed by Crichton and an uncredited Cleese, and stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. The film is about a jewel heist and its aftermath...
at the age of six and presently works in television as a researcher.