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Gavin Taylor

Died June 12, 201328 films

Gavin Taylor (c. 1942 – 12 June 2013) was a British film and television director. He was known for directing the broadcasts of major concerts and other televised events. Taylor's credits included The Tube television series, U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky in 1983, and Queen at Wembley in 1986.

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Taylor worked for Tyne Tees Television (now called ITV Tyne Tees) from 1960 until 1996. He left Tyne Tees in 1996 in order to film The Royal Concert, a performance by Michael Jackson for the Royal Family of Brunei held in July 1996 in Bandar Seri Begawan. He had been offered the Jackson concert job by contacts he had made while directing The Tube during the 1980s.

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Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium posterFirst watchQueen: Live at Wembley Stadium19868.5Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.One of the world's biggest bands returns to the scene of their Live Aid triumph (one year earlier in 1985) to play all their greatest hits in front of a packed Wembley Stadium.View film

Filmography

28 films as director
  1. 2011Brit Floyd - The Pink Floyd Tribute Show - Live From LiverpoolDirector
  2. 2007U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)Director
  3. 2005Joe Cocker - Live at Montreux 1987Director
  4. 2004Queen on Fire: Live at the BowlDirector
  5. 2002Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002Director
  6. 2000Audra McDonald at the Donmar, LondonDirector
  7. 1998Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron MackintoshDirector
  8. 1998Bernadette Peters in ConcertDirector
  9. 1997Songs & VisionsDirector
  10. 1997Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at MontreuxDirector
  11. 1997Legends – Live At MontreuxDirector
  12. 1997Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at MontreuxDirector
  13. 1996The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996Director
  14. 1995Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert HallDirector
  15. 1994The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton AcademyDirector
  16. 1993Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert CelebrationDirector
  17. 1992Dire Straits: Autumn in NimesDirector
  18. 1992Dire Straits: Live In BaselDirector
  19. 1991Montreux Jazz Festival 1991Director
  20. 1991Come Home LiveDirector
  21. 1991Eric Clapton: 24 NightsDirector
  22. 1990Lennon: A TributeDirector
  23. 1989CarmenDirector
  24. 1986Queen: Live in Japan 1982Director
  25. 1986Queen: Live at Wembley StadiumDirector
  26. 1986Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986Director
  27. 1985Tom Waits - Live On The TubeDirector
  28. 1983U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red SkyDirector