Acclaimed director, film editor Anthony Harvey, died at
his Water Mill, New York home on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 23. He was
87. Born in London on June 3, 1930, Mr. Harvey’s best known turn in the
director’s chair was “The Lion in Winter,” a 1968 historical drama based on a
play by James Goldman starring Peter O’Toole as King Henry II and Katharine
Hepburn as Queen Eleanor. The film gleaned seven Academy Award nominations,
including a Best Director nod for Mr. Harvey. Ms. Hepburn tied with Barbra
Streisand for Best Actress, and Mr. Harvey accepted the Oscar on her behalf in
her absence. Harvey directed only one Euro-western: 1979’ “Eagle’s Wing”.
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