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Kip Gowans(1930-2011)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Kip Gowans was born on 28 March 1930 in Cumbria, England, UK. He was an assistant director and producer, known for The Lion in Winter (1968), Rollerball (1975) and Sleuth (1972). He was married to Lee Remick and Valerie Gearon. He died on 11 March 2011 in Mouans-Sartoux, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
BornMarch 28, 1930
DiedMarch 11, 2011(80)
BornMarch 28, 1930
DiedMarch 11, 2011(80)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole in The Lion in Winter (1968)
The Lion in Winter
7.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1968
Rollerball (1975)
Rollerball
6.5
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1975
Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in Sleuth (1972)
Sleuth
7.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1972
David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
The Man Who Fell to Earth
6.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1976

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • "The Human Factor" (Saul Bass Poster) 1979
    The Human Factor
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • James Mason, Anthony Quinn, Kay Lenz, and Paul Clemens in The Passage (1979)
    The Passage
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • The Shout (1978)
    The Shout
    6.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1978
  • A Little Night Music (1977)
    A Little Night Music
    5.4
    • first assistant director
    • 1977
  • Sean Connery and Cornelia Sharpe in The Next Man (1976)
    The Next Man
    4.8
    • assistant director: UK
    • 1976
  • Rodney Bewes, James Bolam, and Brigit Forsyth in The Likely Lads (1976)
    The Likely Lads
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1976
  • David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
    The Man Who Fell to Earth
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1976
  • Mr. Quilp (1975)
    Mr. Quilp
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • Rollerball (1975)
    Rollerball
    6.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1975
  • Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1974)
    Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • The Black Windmill (1974)
    The Black Windmill
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • Stacy Keach in Luther (1974)
    Luther
    6.4
    • first assistant director
    • 1974
  • Baxter! (1973)
    Baxter!
    7.0
    • first assistant director
    • 1973
  • Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in Sleuth (1972)
    Sleuth
    7.9
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • The Hunted (1972)
    The Hunted
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1972

Producer

  • Of Pure Blood (1986)
    Of Pure Blood
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1986
  • Rearview Mirror (1984)
    Rearview Mirror
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1984
  • The Letter (1982)
    The Letter
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1982
  • The Women's Room (1980)
    The Women's Room
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1980

Additional Crew

  • Belinda Lee in Elephant Gun (1958)
    Elephant Gun
    5.8
    • manager: second unit (as Rory Gowans)
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Kip Gowan
  • Born
    • March 28, 1930
    • Cumbria, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 11, 2011
    • Mouans-Sartoux, Alpes-Maritimes, France(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Lee RemickDecember 12, 1970 - July 2, 1991 (her death)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    British assistant director who later turned TV producer. He worked with wife Lee Remick on the made-for-TV movies The Women's Room (1980) and Rearview Mirror (1984), among others.

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