Derrick Knight

British film director and producer

Derrick Knight (3 February 1929 – 28 December 2022) was a British film director and producer.^[1]

Early life

Derrick Knight was born in Dorset on 3 February 1929 to Ninette (née Mollard) and Robert Knight. He was educated at Canford School and afterwards attended Oriel College, Oxford, where he was a part of the university film society.^[2]

Career

Knight directed the 1966 film Traveling for a Living about the English folk group The Watersons.^[3]

Personal life

In 1959, he married Brenda Henderson. Knight died on 28 December 2022, at the age of 98.^[2]

References

^ Robinson, Lucian (9 December 2010). "The Film Interview: Derrick Knight".
^ ^a ^b Russell, Patrick (27 January 2023). "Derrick Knight obituary". The Guardian.
^ "Donal Dineen's Sunken Treasure: The Watersons - Frost and Fire". The Irish Times.