Michael Anderson (director)

Michael Anderson
Anderson in 1956
Born	Michael Joseph Anderson (1920-01-30)30 January 1920 London, United Kingdom
Died	25 April 2018(2018-04-25) (aged 98) Vancouver, Canada
Citizenship	United Kingdom Canada (after 1981)
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1949–1999 (retired)
Notable work	The Dam Busters Around the World in 80 Days Logan's Run
Spouses	Betty Jordan ​ (m. 1939)​ Vera Carlisle ​ ​ (m. 1969, divorced)​ Adrienne Ellis ​ ​ (m. 1977; died 2018)​
Children	2, including Michael Anderson Jr.
Relatives	Laurie Holden (stepdaughter) Christopher Holden (stepson)

Michael Joseph Anderson (30 January 1920 – 25 April 2018)^[1] was an English film and television director. His career spanned nearly 50 years across three countries, working at various times in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.^[2] His most critically and commercially successful works include the World War II film The Dam Busters (1955), the dystopian sci-fi film Logan's Run (1976), and the comedy adventure epic Around the World in 80 Days (1956), which won the 1957 Academy Award for Best Picture.

Anderson received nominations for the Best Director Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Director for Around the World in 80 Days. He was twice nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (for Logan's Run and for the Ray Bradbury miniseries The Martian Chronicles), and for a Directors Guild of America Award and the Palme d'Or. In 2012, he received the Directors Guild of Canada's Lifetime Achievement Award.^[3]

Anderson was the father of actor Michael Anderson Jr., and the stepfather of actress Laurie Holden.