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	'''Kenneth Cooper Annakin''', [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009)<ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news\|title=Ken Annakin, 'Magnificent' Director, Dies at 94\|first=Dennis\|last=Hevesi\|date=24 April 2009\|access-date=27 April 2009\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/arts/24annakin.html}}</ref> was an [[England\|English]] [[film director\|film director]].		'''Kenneth Cooper Annakin''', [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009)<ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news\|title=Ken Annakin, 'Magnificent' Director, Dies at 94\|first=Dennis\|last=Hevesi\|date=24 April 2009\|access-date=27 April 2009\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/arts/24annakin.html}}</ref> was an [[England\|English]] [[film director\|film director]].

	His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 2002, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'', ''[[Battle of the Bulge (1965 film)\|Battle of the Bulge\|]]'', ''[[~~The Biggest Bundle of Them All\|~~The Biggest Bundle of Them All]]'' and ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]''. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures.		His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 2002, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'', ''[[Battle of the Bulge (1965 film)\|Battle of the Bulge]]'', ''[[The Biggest Bundle of Them All]]'' and ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]''. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Annakin was born in and grew up in [[~~Beverley\|~~Beverley]], [[~~East Riding of Yorkshire\|~~East Riding of Yorkshire]] where he attended the local [[Beverley Grammar School\|grammar school]]. After leaving school he became a trainee income tax inspector in the city of Hull. Annakin subsequently decided to emigrate to New Zealand, and travelled around the world in a variety of jobs.<ref>FILMMAKER KEN ANNAKIN'S ADVENTURES WEREN'T ALL ON SCREEN: [REGION Edition]		Annakin was born in and grew up in [[Beverley]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] where he attended the local [[Beverley Grammar School\|grammar school]]. After leaving school he became a trainee income tax inspector in the city of Hull. Annakin subsequently decided to emigrate to New Zealand, and travelled around the world in a variety of jobs.<ref>FILMMAKER KEN ANNAKIN'S ADVENTURES WEREN'T ALL ON SCREEN: [REGION Edition]
	VANCHERI, BARBARA. Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 2 May 2001: E-1.</ref><ref>Annakin Makes Movies for the Family		VANCHERI, BARBARA. Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 2 May 2001: E-1.</ref><ref>Annakin Makes Movies for the Family
	Norma Lee Browning. Chicago Tribune 14 Sep 1969: f5.</ref>		Norma Lee Browning. Chicago Tribune 14 Sep 1969: f5.</ref>

	He was [[Compere (host)\|compere]] and [[~~stage manager\|~~stage manager]] of Eugene [[permanent wave\|Permanent Waving]] Company's roadshow, touring the [[Northern England\|Northern provinces]]. When [[World War II\|World War II]] broke out, Annakin became a firefighter in [[Soho\|Soho]], then joined the [[Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force]].		He was [[Compere (host)\|compere]] and [[stage manager]] of Eugene [[permanent wave\|Permanent Waving]] Company's roadshow, touring the [[Northern England\|Northern provinces]]. When [[World War II\|World War II]] broke out, Annakin became a firefighter in [[Soho\|Soho]], then joined the [[Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force]].

	===Documentaries===		===Documentaries===

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	~~{{short description\|English film director (1914–2009)}}~~
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\|image = Ken Annakin.jpg		\|image = Ken Annakin.jpg
	\|caption =		\|caption =
	\| honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]]
	\| birth_name = Kenneth Cooper Annakin		\| birth_name = Kenneth Cooper Annakin
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1914\|08\|10\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1914\|08\|10\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Beverley\|Beverley]], [[w:East Riding of Yorkshire\|East Riding of Yorkshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[Beverley\|Beverley]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire\|East Riding of Yorkshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2009\|04\|22\|1914\|08\|10\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2009\|04\|22\|1914\|08\|10\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Beverly Hills, California\|Beverly Hills]], US		\| death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California\|Beverly Hills]], US
	\| burial_place = [[w:Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery\|Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]]		\| burial_place = [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery\|Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]]
	\| occupation = [[w:Film director\|Film director]]		\| occupation = [[Film director\|Film director]]
	\| style = [[w:Comedies\|Comedies]], [[w:Adventure comedy\|Adventure comedy]], [[w:Epic movies\|Epic movies]], [[w:Ensemble cast\|Ensemble cast]] comedies, [[w:Adventure films\|Adventure films]], [[w:Action films\|Action films]]		\| style = [[Comedies\|Comedies]], [[Adventure comedy\|Adventure comedy]], [[Epic movies\|Epic movies]], [[Ensemble cast\|Ensemble cast]] comedies, [[Adventure films\|Adventure films]], [[Action films\|Action films]]
	\| yearsactive = 1941–1992		\| yearsactive = 1941–1992
	\| spouse(s) = Pauline Carter		\| spouse(s) = Pauline Carter
	\|children = 2		\|children = 2
	}}		}}
	'''Kenneth Cooper Annakin''', [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009)<ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news\|title=Ken Annakin, 'Magnificent' Director, Dies at 94\|first=Dennis\|last=Hevesi\|date=24 April 2009\|access-date=27 April 2009\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/arts/24annakin.html}}</ref> was an [[w:England\|English]] [[w:film director\|film director]].		'''Kenneth Cooper Annakin''', [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009)<ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news\|title=Ken Annakin, 'Magnificent' Director, Dies at 94\|first=Dennis\|last=Hevesi\|date=24 April 2009\|access-date=27 April 2009\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/arts/24annakin.html}}</ref> was an [[England\|English]] [[film director\|film director]].

	His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 2002, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'', ''[[w:Battle of the Bulge (1965 film)\|Battle of the Bulge\|]]'', ''[[w:The Biggest Bundle of Them All\|The Biggest Bundle of Them All]]'' and ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]''. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures.		His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 2002, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'', ''[[Battle of the Bulge (1965 film)\|Battle of the Bulge\|]]'', ''[[The Biggest Bundle of Them All\|The Biggest Bundle of Them All]]'' and ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]''. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Annakin was born in and grew up in [[w:Beverley\|Beverley]], [[w:East Riding of Yorkshire\|East Riding of Yorkshire]] where he attended the local [[w:Beverley Grammar School\|grammar school]]. After leaving school he became a trainee income tax inspector in the city of Hull. Annakin subsequently decided to emigrate to New Zealand, and travelled around the world in a variety of jobs.<ref>FILMMAKER KEN ANNAKIN'S ADVENTURES WEREN'T ALL ON SCREEN: [REGION Edition]		Annakin was born in and grew up in [[Beverley\|Beverley]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire\|East Riding of Yorkshire]] where he attended the local [[Beverley Grammar School\|grammar school]]. After leaving school he became a trainee income tax inspector in the city of Hull. Annakin subsequently decided to emigrate to New Zealand, and travelled around the world in a variety of jobs.<ref>FILMMAKER KEN ANNAKIN'S ADVENTURES WEREN'T ALL ON SCREEN: [REGION Edition]
	VANCHERI, BARBARA. Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 2 May 2001: E-1.</ref><ref>Annakin Makes Movies for the Family		VANCHERI, BARBARA. Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 2 May 2001: E-1.</ref><ref>Annakin Makes Movies for the Family
	Norma Lee Browning. Chicago Tribune 14 Sep 1969: f5.</ref>		Norma Lee Browning. Chicago Tribune 14 Sep 1969: f5.</ref>

	He was [[w:Compere (host)\|compere]] and [[w:stage manager\|stage manager]] of Eugene [[w:permanent wave\|Permanent Waving]] Company's roadshow, touring the [[w:Northern England\|Northern provinces]]. When [[w:World War II\|World War II]] broke out, Annakin became a firefighter in [[w:Soho\|Soho]], then joined the [[w:Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force]].		He was [[Compere (host)\|compere]] and [[stage manager\|stage manager]] of Eugene [[permanent wave\|Permanent Waving]] Company's roadshow, touring the [[Northern England\|Northern provinces]]. When [[World War II\|World War II]] broke out, Annakin became a firefighter in [[Soho\|Soho]], then joined the [[Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force]].

	===Documentaries===		===Documentaries===
	Injured in the [[w:Liverpool Blitz\|Liverpool Blitz]], Annakin joined the [[w:RAF Film Unit\|RAF Film Unit]], where he worked as a camera operator on propaganda films for the [[w:Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)\|Ministry of Information]] and the [[w:British Council\|British Council]]. ''[[w:We Serve\|We Serve]]'' (1942), a recruiting film for women, was directed by [[w:Carol Reed\|Carol Reed]], who made Annakin his assistant director; Annakin subsequently directed several training films for [[w:Verity Films\|Verity Films]], a group led by [[w:Sydney Box\|Sydney Box]], who was soon to become head of [[w:Gainsborough Pictures\|Gainsborough Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web\|website=The Independent\|title=Obituary\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ken-annakin-film-director-whose-50-films-included-the-longest-day-and-the-battle-of-the-bulge-1674023.html}}</ref>		Injured in the [[Liverpool Blitz\|Liverpool Blitz]], Annakin joined the [[RAF Film Unit\|RAF Film Unit]], where he worked as a camera operator on propaganda films for the [[Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)\|Ministry of Information]] and the [[British Council\|British Council]]. ''[[We Serve\|We Serve]]'' (1942), a recruiting film for women, was directed by [[Carol Reed\|Carol Reed]], who made Annakin his assistant director; Annakin subsequently directed several training films for [[Verity Films\|Verity Films]], a group led by [[Sydney Box\|Sydney Box]], who was soon to become head of [[Gainsborough Pictures\|Gainsborough Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web\|website=The Independent\|title=Obituary\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ken-annakin-film-director-whose-50-films-included-the-longest-day-and-the-battle-of-the-bulge-1674023.html}}</ref>

	His early documentaries included ''London 1942'' (1942), ''A Ride with Uncle Joe'' (1943), ''Make Fruitful the Land'' (1945), ''We of the West Riding'' (1945), ''English Criminal Justice'' (1946), ''[[w:It Began on the Clyde\|It Began on the Clyde]]'' (1946) and ''[[w:Fenlands (film)\|Fenlands]]'' (1946).		His early documentaries included ''London 1942'' (1942), ''A Ride with Uncle Joe'' (1943), ''Make Fruitful the Land'' (1945), ''We of the West Riding'' (1945), ''English Criminal Justice'' (1946), ''[[It Began on the Clyde\|It Began on the Clyde]]'' (1946) and ''[[Fenlands (film)\|Fenlands]]'' (1946).

	===Feature films and Gainsborough Pictures===		===Feature films and Gainsborough Pictures===
	Annakin had made a number of documentaries for [[w:Sydney Box\|Sydney Box]], and when Box took over as head of [[w:Gainsborough Pictures\|Gainsborough Pictures]] he brought Annakin with him and assigned him to his first feature, ''[[w:Holiday Camp (film)\|Holiday Camp]]'' (1947). It was a solid hit and launched Annakin's career. Box called in Annakin to replace [[w:Michael Charlton\|Michael Charlton]], who was directing ''[[w:Miranda (1948 film)\|Miranda]]'' (1948) with [[w:Glynis Johns\|Glynis Johns]]. The resulting film was another success.		Annakin had made a number of documentaries for [[Sydney Box\|Sydney Box]], and when Box took over as head of [[Gainsborough Pictures\|Gainsborough Pictures]] he brought Annakin with him and assigned him to his first feature, ''[[Holiday Camp (film)\|Holiday Camp]]'' (1947). It was a solid hit and launched Annakin's career. Box called in Annakin to replace [[Michael Charlton\|Michael Charlton]], who was directing ''[[Miranda (1948 film)\|Miranda]]'' (1948) with [[Glynis Johns\|Glynis Johns]]. The resulting film was another success.

	''[[w:Broken Journey\|Broken Journey]]'' (1948) with [[w:Phyllis Calvert\|Phyllis Calvert]] was a commercial disappointment. However, ''[[w:Quartet (1948 film)\|Quartet]]'' (1948), an anthology film based on stories by [[w:W. Somerset Maugham\|W. Somerset Maugham]], for which Annakin directed one segment, was well received.		''[[Broken Journey\|Broken Journey]]'' (1948) with [[Phyllis Calvert\|Phyllis Calvert]] was a commercial disappointment. However, ''[[Quartet (1948 film)\|Quartet]]'' (1948), an anthology film based on stories by [[W. Somerset Maugham\|W. Somerset Maugham]], for which Annakin directed one segment, was well received.

	''Holiday Camp'' featured [[Here Come the Huggetts\|the Huggetts]], a working-class family living in suburban England headed by [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] and [[Kathleen Harrison]]. They were spun off into their own vehicle directed by Annakin, ''[[Here Come the Huggetts]]'' (1948) with [[Petula Clark]], [[Jane Hylton]], and [[Susan Shaw]] as their young daughters, [[Amy Veness]] as their grandmother and [[Diana Dors]] as their cousin. It was popular and led to ''[[Vote for Huggett]]'' (1949) and ''[[The Huggetts Abroad]]'' (1949).		''Holiday Camp'' featured [[Here Come the Huggetts\|the Huggetts]], a working-class family living in suburban England headed by [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] and [[Kathleen Harrison]]. They were spun off into their own vehicle directed by Annakin, ''[[Here Come the Huggetts]]'' (1948) with [[Petula Clark]], [[Jane Hylton]], and [[Susan Shaw]] as their young daughters, [[Amy Veness]] as their grandmother and [[Diana Dors]] as their cousin. It was popular and led to ''[[Vote for Huggett]]'' (1949) and ''[[The Huggetts Abroad]]'' (1949).
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	Annakin then made ''[[The Informers (1963 film)\|The Informers]]'' (1963) with [[Nigel Patrick]] for Rank.		Annakin then made ''[[The Informers (1963 film)\|The Informers]]'' (1963) with [[Nigel Patrick]] for Rank.

	June 16, 1965, saw the release of ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]].'' At the time it was Annakin's most ambitious project, and Zanuck, the head of the [[20th Century-Fox]] Studio, endorsed the [[Cinema of the United Kingdom\|British]] [[Period film\|period]] [[comedy film]]. In this project, Annakin co-wrote, produced and directed an international [[ensemble cast]], including [[Stuart Whitman]], [[Sarah Miles]], [[Robert Morley]], [[Terry-Thomas]], [[James Fox]], [[Red Skelton]], [[Benny Hill]], [[Jean-Pierre Cassel]], [[Gert Fröbe]] and [[Alberto Sordi]]. The story, revolving around the craze of early aviation circa 1910, is about a pompous newspaper magnate (Morley) who is convinced, by his daughter (Miles) and fiancée (Fox), to organize an air race from London to Paris. A large sum of money is offered to the winner, and a variety of characters are drawn to participate. The film received favourable reviews, in which it was described as funny, colourful and clever, and was said to have captured the early enthusiasm for aviation.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DEEDF173BE13ABC4F52DFB066838E679EDE\|title=Movie ~~Review:~~ Those Magnificent Men In their Flying Machines (1965)\|last=Crowther\|first=Bosley\|date=17 June 1965\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1964/film/reviews/those-magnificent-men-in-their-flying-machines-or-how-i-flew-from-london-to-paris-in-25-hours-11-minutes-1200420712/\|title=Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines – Or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes\|date=1965-01-01\|website=Variety\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/magnificent-men-flying/review/120398\|title=Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines{{spaced ndash}}Or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes: TV Guide Review\|website=TV Guide.com\|access-date=18 February 2010}}</ref> It was treated as a major production, one of only three full-length 70 mm [[Todd-AO]] Fox releases in 1965, with an intermission and musical interlude part of the original screenings.<ref name="DVD">"Director's Voice-over Commentary". ''Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines'' DVD, 2004.</ref> Because of the Todd-AO process, the film was an exclusive [[Roadshow theatrical release\|roadshow]] feature, initially shown in deluxe [[Cinerama]] venues, where customers needed reserved seats purchased ahead of time.<ref name="Munn">Munn (1983), p. 161.</ref> The film grossed $31,111,111 theatrically.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/foxthatgotawayt00silv\|title=The Fox that got away : the last days of the Zanuck dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox\|last=Silverman\|first=Stephen M\|publisher=L. Stuart\|year=1988\|page=[https://archive.org/details/foxthatgotawayt00silv/page/324 324]\|url-access=registration}}</ref> Audience reaction both in first release and even today, is nearly universal in assessing the film as one of the "classic" aviation films.<ref>Hardwick & Schnepf (1989), p. 58.</ref> For its writing, Annakin and [[Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]] received an [[Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)#1960s\|Academy Award]] nomination.		June 16, 1965, saw the release of ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]].'' At the time it was Annakin's most ambitious project, and Zanuck, the head of the [[20th Century-Fox]] Studio, endorsed the [[Cinema of the United Kingdom\|British]] [[Period film\|period]] [[comedy film]]. In this project, Annakin co-wrote, produced and directed an international [[ensemble cast]], including [[Stuart Whitman]], [[Sarah Miles]], [[Robert Morley]], [[Terry-Thomas]], [[James Fox]], [[Red Skelton]], [[Benny Hill]], [[Jean-Pierre Cassel]], [[Gert Fröbe]] and [[Alberto Sordi]]. The story, revolving around the craze of early aviation circa 1910, is about a pompous newspaper magnate (Morley) who is convinced, by his daughter (Miles) and fiancée (Fox), to organize an air race from London to Paris. A large sum of money is offered to the winner, and a variety of characters are drawn to participate. The film received favourable reviews, in which it was described as funny, colourful and clever, and was said to have captured the early enthusiasm for aviation.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DEEDF173BE13ABC4F52DFB066838E679EDE\|title=Movie Revie Those Magnificent Men In their Flying Machines (1965)\|last=Crowther\|first=Bosley\|date=17 June 1965\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1964/film/reviews/those-magnificent-men-in-their-flying-machines-or-how-i-flew-from-london-to-paris-in-25-hours-11-minutes-1200420712/\|title=Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines – Or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes\|date=1965-01-01\|website=Variety\|language=en\|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/magnificent-men-flying/review/120398\|title=Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines{{spaced ndash}}Or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes: TV Guide Review\|website=TV Guide.com\|access-date=18 February 2010}}</ref> It was treated as a major production, one of only three full-length 70 mm [[Todd-AO]] Fox releases in 1965, with an intermission and musical interlude part of the original screenings.<ref name="DVD">"Director's Voice-over Commentary". ''Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines'' DVD, 2004.</ref> Because of the Todd-AO process, the film was an exclusive [[Roadshow theatrical release\|roadshow]] feature, initially shown in deluxe [[Cinerama]] venues, where customers needed reserved seats purchased ahead of time.<ref name="Munn">Munn (1983), p. 161.</ref> The film grossed $31,111,111 theatrically.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/foxthatgotawayt00silv\|title=The Fox that got away : the last days of the Zanuck dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox\|last=Silverman\|first=Stephen M\|publisher=L. Stuart\|year=1988\|page=[https://archive.org/details/foxthatgotawayt00silv/page/324 324]\|url-access=registration}}</ref> Audience reaction both in first release and even today, is nearly universal in assessing the film as one of the "classic" aviation films.<ref>Hardwick & Schnepf (1989), p. 58.</ref> For its writing, Annakin and [[Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]] received an [[Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)#1960s\|Academy Award]] nomination.

	Annakin directed the big-scale war film ''[[Battle of the Bulge (1965 film)\|Battle of the Bulge]]'' the same year for producer [[Philip Yordan]] and Cinerama.<ref name="grand"/> He also started writing a follow up to ''Flying Machine'' called ''Monte Carlo or Bust''.<ref>Annakin to Pen Auto Saga		Annakin directed the big-scale war film ''[[Battle of the Bulge (1965 film)\|Battle of the Bulge]]'' the same year for producer [[Philip Yordan]] and Cinerama.<ref name="grand"/> He also started writing a follow up to ''Flying Machine'' called ''Monte Carlo or Bust''.<ref>Annakin to Pen Auto Saga
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	* {{IMDb name\|0002175}}		* {{IMDb name\|0002175}}
	* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/479412/index.html Ken Annakin biography at BFI Screenonline]		* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/479412/index.html Ken Annakin biography at BFI Screenonline]
	* [http://www.legacy.com/LATimes/DeathNotices.asp?page=lifestory&personid=126535103 AP Obituary] in the [[w:Los Angeles Times\|Los Angeles Times]]		* [http://www.legacy.com/LATimes/DeathNotices.asp?page=lifestory&personid=126535103 AP Obituary] in the [[Los Angeles Times\|Los Angeles Times]]
	* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6163898.ece Obituary in ''The Times'']		* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6163898.ece Obituary in ''The Times'']
	* [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/25/ken-annakin-obituary Obituary in ''The Guardian'']		* [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/25/ken-annakin-obituary Obituary in ''The Guardian'']

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	* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/479412/index.html Ken Annakin biography at BFI Screenonline]		* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/479412/index.html Ken Annakin biography at BFI Screenonline]
	* [http://www.legacy.com/LATimes/DeathNotices.asp?page=lifestory&personid=126535103 AP Obituary] in the [[Los Angeles Times]]		* [http://www.legacy.com/LATimes/DeathNotices.asp?page=lifestory&personid=126535103 AP Obituary] in the [[w:Los Angeles Times\|Los Angeles Times]]
	* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6163898.ece Obituary in ''The Times'']		* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6163898.ece Obituary in ''The Times'']
	* [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/25/ken-annakin-obituary Obituary in ''The Guardian'']		* [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/25/ken-annakin-obituary Obituary in ''The Guardian'']
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	* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/5225858/Ken-Annakin.html Obituary in ''The Daily Telegraph'']		* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/5225858/Ken-Annakin.html Obituary in ''The Daily Telegraph'']
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	Norma Lee Browning. Chicago Tribune 14 Sep 1969: f5.</ref>		Norma Lee Browning. Chicago Tribune 14 Sep 1969: f5.</ref>

	He was [[Compere (host)\|compere]] and [[stage manager]] of Eugene [[permanent wave\|Permanent Waving]] Company's roadshow, touring the [[Northern England\|Northern provinces]]. When [[World War II]] broke out, Annakin became a firefighter in [[Soho]], then joined the [[Royal Air Force]].		He was [[w:Compere (host)\|compere]] and [[w:stage manager\|stage manager]] of Eugene [[w:permanent wave\|Permanent Waving]] Company's roadshow, touring the [[w:Northern England\|Northern provinces]]. When [[w:World War II\|World War II]] broke out, Annakin became a firefighter in [[w:Soho\|Soho]], then joined the [[w:Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force]].

	===Documentaries===		===Documentaries===
	Injured in the [[Liverpool Blitz]], Annakin joined the [[RAF Film Unit]], where he worked as a camera operator on propaganda films for the [[Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)\|Ministry of Information]] and the [[British Council]]. ''[[We Serve]]'' (1942), a recruiting film for women, was directed by [[Carol Reed]], who made Annakin his assistant director; Annakin subsequently directed several training films for [[Verity Films]], a group led by [[Sydney Box]], who was soon to become head of [[Gainsborough Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web\|website=The Independent\|title=Obituary\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ken-annakin-film-director-whose-50-films-included-the-longest-day-and-the-battle-of-the-bulge-1674023.html}}</ref>		Injured in the [[w:Liverpool Blitz\|Liverpool Blitz]], Annakin joined the [[w:RAF Film Unit\|RAF Film Unit]], where he worked as a camera operator on propaganda films for the [[w:Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)\|Ministry of Information]] and the [[w:British Council\|British Council]]. ''[[w:We Serve\|We Serve]]'' (1942), a recruiting film for women, was directed by [[w:Carol Reed\|Carol Reed]], who made Annakin his assistant director; Annakin subsequently directed several training films for [[w:Verity Films\|Verity Films]], a group led by [[w:Sydney Box\|Sydney Box]], who was soon to become head of [[w:Gainsborough Pictures\|Gainsborough Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web\|website=The Independent\|title=Obituary\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ken-annakin-film-director-whose-50-films-included-the-longest-day-and-the-battle-of-the-bulge-1674023.html}}</ref>

	His early documentaries included ''London 1942'' (1942), ''A Ride with Uncle Joe'' (1943), ''Make Fruitful the Land'' (1945), ''We of the West Riding'' (1945), ''English Criminal Justice'' (1946), ''[[It Began on the Clyde]]'' (1946) and ''[[Fenlands (film)\|Fenlands]]'' (1946).		His early documentaries included ''London 1942'' (1942), ''A Ride with Uncle Joe'' (1943), ''Make Fruitful the Land'' (1945), ''We of the West Riding'' (1945), ''English Criminal Justice'' (1946), ''[[w:It Began on the Clyde\|It Began on the Clyde]]'' (1946) and ''[[w:Fenlands (film)\|Fenlands]]'' (1946).

	===Feature films and Gainsborough Pictures===		===Feature films and Gainsborough Pictures===
	Annakin had made a number of documentaries for [[Sydney Box]], and when Box took over as head of [[Gainsborough Pictures]] he brought Annakin with him and assigned him to his first feature, ''[[Holiday Camp (film)\|Holiday Camp]]'' (1947). It was a solid hit and launched Annakin's career. Box called in Annakin to replace [[Michael Charlton]], who was directing ''[[Miranda (1948 film)\|Miranda]]'' (1948) with [[Glynis Johns]]. The resulting film was another success.		Annakin had made a number of documentaries for [[w:Sydney Box\|Sydney Box]], and when Box took over as head of [[w:Gainsborough Pictures\|Gainsborough Pictures]] he brought Annakin with him and assigned him to his first feature, ''[[w:Holiday Camp (film)\|Holiday Camp]]'' (1947). It was a solid hit and launched Annakin's career. Box called in Annakin to replace [[w:Michael Charlton\|Michael Charlton]], who was directing ''[[w:Miranda (1948 film)\|Miranda]]'' (1948) with [[w:Glynis Johns\|Glynis Johns]]. The resulting film was another success.

	''[[Broken Journey]]'' (1948) with [[Phyllis Calvert]] was a commercial disappointment. However, ''[[Quartet (1948 film)\|Quartet]]'' (1948), an anthology film based on stories by [[W. Somerset Maugham]], for which Annakin directed one segment, was well received.		''[[w:Broken Journey\|Broken Journey]]'' (1948) with [[w:Phyllis Calvert\|Phyllis Calvert]] was a commercial disappointment. However, ''[[w:Quartet (1948 film)\|Quartet]]'' (1948), an anthology film based on stories by [[w:W. Somerset Maugham\|W. Somerset Maugham]], for which Annakin directed one segment, was well received.

	''Holiday Camp'' featured [[Here Come the Huggetts\|the Huggetts]], a working-class family living in suburban England headed by [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] and [[Kathleen Harrison]]. They were spun off into their own vehicle directed by Annakin, ''[[Here Come the Huggetts]]'' (1948) with [[Petula Clark]], [[Jane Hylton]], and [[Susan Shaw]] as their young daughters, [[Amy Veness]] as their grandmother and [[Diana Dors]] as their cousin. It was popular and led to ''[[Vote for Huggett]]'' (1949) and ''[[The Huggetts Abroad]]'' (1949).		''Holiday Camp'' featured [[Here Come the Huggetts\|the Huggetts]], a working-class family living in suburban England headed by [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] and [[Kathleen Harrison]]. They were spun off into their own vehicle directed by Annakin, ''[[Here Come the Huggetts]]'' (1948) with [[Petula Clark]], [[Jane Hylton]], and [[Susan Shaw]] as their young daughters, [[Amy Veness]] as their grandmother and [[Diana Dors]] as their cousin. It was popular and led to ''[[Vote for Huggett]]'' (1949) and ''[[The Huggetts Abroad]]'' (1949).

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	\| birth_name = Kenneth Cooper Annakin		\| birth_name = Kenneth Cooper Annakin
	\| birth_date = {{birth date~~\|df=yes~~\|1914\|8\|10}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1914\|08\|10\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Beverley]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Beverley\|Beverley]], [[w:East Riding of Yorkshire\|East Riding of Yorkshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age~~\|df=yes~~\|2009\|4\|22\|1914\|8\|10}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2009\|04\|22\|1914\|08\|10\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], US		\| death_place = [[w:Beverly Hills, California\|Beverly Hills]], US
	\| burial_place = [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]]		\| burial_place = [[w:Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery\|Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]]
	\| occupation = [[Film director]]		\| occupation = [[w:Film director\|Film director]]
	\| style = [[Comedies]], [[Adventure comedy]], [[Epic movies]], [[Ensemble cast]] comedies, [[Adventure films]], [[Action films]]		\| style = [[w:Comedies\|Comedies]], [[w:Adventure comedy\|Adventure comedy]], [[w:Epic movies\|Epic movies]], [[w:Ensemble cast\|Ensemble cast]] comedies, [[w:Adventure films\|Adventure films]], [[w:Action films\|Action films]]
	\| yearsactive = 1941–1992		\| yearsactive = 1941–1992
	\| spouse(s) = Pauline Carter		\| spouse(s) = Pauline Carter
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	'''Kenneth Cooper Annakin''', [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009)<ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news\|title=Ken Annakin, 'Magnificent' Director, Dies at 94\|first=Dennis\|last=Hevesi\|date=24 April 2009\|access-date=27 April 2009\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/arts/24annakin.html}}</ref> was an [[England\|English]] [[film director]].		'''Kenneth Cooper Annakin''', [[w:Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009)<ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news\|title=Ken Annakin, 'Magnificent' Director, Dies at 94\|first=Dennis\|last=Hevesi\|date=24 April 2009\|access-date=27 April 2009\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/arts/24annakin.html}}</ref> was an [[w:England\|English]] [[w:film director\|film director]].

	His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 2002, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'', ''[[Battle of the Bulge (1965 film)\|Battle of the Bulge]]'', ''[[The Biggest Bundle of Them All]]'' and ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]''. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures.		His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 2002, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'', ''[[w:Battle of the Bulge (1965 film)\|Battle of the Bulge\|]]'', ''[[w:The Biggest Bundle of Them All\|The Biggest Bundle of Them All]]'' and ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]''. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Annakin was born in and grew up in [[Beverley]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] where he attended the local [[Beverley Grammar School\|grammar school]]. After leaving school he became a trainee income tax inspector in the city of Hull. Annakin subsequently decided to emigrate to New Zealand, and travelled around the world in a variety of jobs.<ref>FILMMAKER KEN ANNAKIN'S ADVENTURES WEREN'T ALL ON SCREEN: [REGION Edition]		Annakin was born in and grew up in [[w:Beverley\|Beverley]], [[w:East Riding of Yorkshire\|East Riding of Yorkshire]] where he attended the local [[w:Beverley Grammar School\|grammar school]]. After leaving school he became a trainee income tax inspector in the city of Hull. Annakin subsequently decided to emigrate to New Zealand, and travelled around the world in a variety of jobs.<ref>FILMMAKER KEN ANNAKIN'S ADVENTURES WEREN'T ALL ON SCREEN: [REGION Edition]
	VANCHERI, BARBARA. Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 2 May 2001: E-1.</ref><ref>Annakin Makes Movies for the Family		VANCHERI, BARBARA. Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 2 May 2001: E-1.</ref><ref>Annakin Makes Movies for the Family
	Norma Lee Browning. Chicago Tribune 14 Sep 1969: f5.</ref>		Norma Lee Browning. Chicago Tribune 14 Sep 1969: f5.</ref>

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| name = Ken Annakin

| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]

| birth_name = Kenneth Cooper Annakin
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1914|8|10}}
| birth_place = [[Beverley]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2009|4|22|1914|8|10}}
| death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], US
| burial_place = [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]]
| occupation = [[Film director]]
| style = [[Comedies]], [[Adventure comedy]], [[Epic movies]], [[Ensemble cast]] comedies, [[Adventure films]], [[Action films]]
| yearsactive = 1941–1992
| spouse(s) = Pauline Carter
|children=2
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'''Kenneth Cooper Annakin''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009)<ref name=NYTObit>{{cite news|title=Ken Annakin, 'Magnificent' Director, Dies at 94|first=Dennis|last=Hevesi|date=24 April 2009|access-date=27 April 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/arts/24annakin.html}}</ref> was an [[England|English]] [[film director]].

His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 2002, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'', ''[[Battle of the Bulge (1965 film)|Battle of the Bulge]]'', ''[[The Biggest Bundle of Them All]]'' and ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]''. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures.

== Biography ==
Annakin was born in and grew up in [[Beverley]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] where he attended the local [[Beverley Grammar School|grammar school]]. After leaving school he became a trainee income tax inspector in the city of Hull. Annakin subsequently decided to emigrate to New Zealand, and travelled around the world in a variety of jobs.<ref>FILMMAKER KEN ANNAKIN'S ADVENTURES WEREN'T ALL ON SCREEN: [REGION Edition]
VANCHERI, BARBARA. Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 2 May 2001: E-1.</ref><ref>Annakin Makes Movies for the Family
Norma Lee Browning. Chicago Tribune 14 Sep 1969: f5.</ref>

He was [[Compere (host)|compere]] and [[stage manager]] of Eugene [[permanent wave|Permanent Waving]] Company's roadshow, touring the [[Northern England|Northern provinces]]. When [[World War II]] broke out, Annakin became a firefighter in [[Soho]], then joined the [[Royal Air Force]].

===Documentaries===
Injured in the [[Liverpool Blitz]], Annakin joined the [[RAF Film Unit]], where he worked as a camera operator on propaganda films for the [[Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Information]] and the [[British Council]]. ''[[We Serve]]'' (1942), a recruiting film for women, was directed by [[Carol Reed]], who made Annakin his assistant director; Annakin subsequently directed several training films for [[Verity Films]], a group led by [[Sydney Box]], who was soon to become head of [[Gainsborough Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|website=The Independent|title=Obituary|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ken-annakin-film-director-whose-50-films-included-the-longest-day-and-the-battle-of-the-bulge-1674023.html}}</ref>

His early documentaries included ''London 1942'' (1942), ''A Ride with Uncle Joe'' (1943), ''Make Fruitful the Land'' (1945), ''We of the West Riding'' (1945), ''English Criminal Justice'' (1946), ''[[It Began on the Clyde]]'' (1946) and ''[[Fenlands (film)|Fenlands]]'' (1946).

===Feature films and Gainsborough Pictures===
Annakin had made a number of documentaries for [[Sydney Box]], and when Box took over as head of [[Gainsborough Pictures]] he brought Annakin with him and assigned him to his first feature, ''[[Holiday Camp (film)|Holiday Camp]]'' (1947). It was a solid hit and launched Annakin's career. Box called in Annakin to replace [[Michael Charlton]], who was directing ''[[Miranda (1948 film)|Miranda]]'' (1948) with [[Glynis Johns]]. The resulting film was another success.

''[[Broken Journey]]'' (1948) with [[Phyllis Calvert]] was a commercial disappointment. However, ''[[Quartet (1948 film)|Quartet]]'' (1948), an anthology film based on stories by [[W. Somerset Maugham]], for which Annakin directed one segment, was well received.

''Holiday Camp'' featured [[Here Come the Huggetts|the Huggetts]], a working-class family living in suburban England headed by [[Jack Warner (actor)|Jack Warner]] and [[Kathleen Harrison]]. They were spun off into their own vehicle directed by Annakin, ''[[Here Come the Huggetts]]'' (1948) with [[Petula Clark]], [[Jane Hylton]], and [[Susan Shaw]] as their young daughters, [[Amy Veness]] as their grandmother and [[Diana Dors]] as their cousin. It was popular and led to ''[[Vote for Huggett]]'' (1949) and ''[[The Huggetts Abroad]]'' (1949).

===Associated British===
Annakin moved to [[Associated British Pictures Corporation]], for whom he directed ''[[Landfall (film)|Landfall]]'' (1949), a war film; and ''[[Double Confession]]'' (1950), a thriller. He did another installment for an anthology movie based on Maugham stories, ''[[Trio (film)|Trio]]'' (1950).

For producer George Brown, Annakin did the comedy ''[[Hotel Sahara]]'' (1951) with [[Peter Ustinov]] and [[Yvonne de Carlo]].

===Walt Disney===
Annakin then received an offer from Walt Disney to make ''[[The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men]]'' (1952) with Richard Todd.

He made an action film [[Setting (narrative)|set]] during the [[Malayan Emergency]], the United Artists film ''[[The Planter's Wife (1952 film)|The Planter's Wife]]'' (1952) with [[Jack Hawkins]] and [[Claudette Colbert]], which was a big hit in Britain.

Disney reunited Annakin and Todd on ''[[The Sword and the Rose]]'' (1953), co-starring [[Glynis Johns]]; it was a commercial disappointment.

Annakin made a comedy, ''[[You Know What Sailors Are (1954 film)|You Know What Sailors Are]]'' (1954) then did another imperial adventure story with Hawkins, ''[[The Seekers (1954 film)|The Seekers]]'' (1954).

He returned to comedy for ''[[Value for Money]]'' (1955) with [[John Gregson]] and [[Diana Dors]], for [[The Rank Organisation|Rank]]; ''[[Loser Takes All (film)|Loser Takes All]]'' (1956) with Johns, based on a script by [[Graham Greene]], for [[British Lion Films]]; and ''[[Three Men in a Boat (1956 film)|Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) with [[Laurence Harvey]] and [[Jimmy Edwards]] for [[John and James Woolf|Romulus Films]]. ''Three Men in a Boat'' was especially popular.

Annakin made ''[[Across the Bridge (film)|Across the Bridge]]'' (1957) with [[Rod Steiger]] from a story by [[Graham Greene]]. This would be Annakin's favourite film.<ref>OBITUARIES: Ken Annakin
Anonymous. Hollywood Reporter; Hollywood Vol. 409, (Apr 24-Apr 26, 2009): 35. Also, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/arts/24annakin.html Obituary] ''New York Times'', April 24, 2009</ref>

He travelled to South Africa to make another adventure story, ''[[Nor the Moon by Night]]'' (1958) for Rank, with Michael Craig and Belinda Lee. Around this time he was credited as a writer on ''[[Mission in Morocco]]'' (1959), though he did not direct it.

Disney called again and hired Annakin to make a mountaineering tale, ''[[Third Man on the Mountain]]'' (1959). They kept him on for ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960), which [[Walt Disney]]'s nephew, [[Roy E. Disney|Roy]], considered "one of the greatest family adventure films of all time and a favourite for generations of moviegoers".<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=126535103 Legacy.com]</ref> It was a huge hit.

Annakin returned to comedy with ''[[Very Important Person (film)|Very Important Person]]'' (1961) with [[James Robertson Justice]]. He travelled to South Africa once more for ''[[The Hellions (film)|The Hellions]]'' (1962) with Richard Todd.

Annakin did some British comedies with [[Leslie Phillips]], [[Stanley Baxter]] and a young [[Julie Christie]]: ''[[The Fast Lady]]'' (1962) and ''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' (1962).<ref name="grand">Ken Annakin---on a Grand Scale
Los Angeles Times 24 Dec 1965: a9.</ref>

===Producer===
Annakin was hired by [[Darryl F. Zanuck]] to direct the British and (uncredited) French and American interior segments in ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' (1962), which was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Picture#1960s|Academy Award for Best Picture]], eventually losing out to ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]''.

Annakin then made ''[[The Informers (1963 film)|The Informers]]'' (1963) with [[Nigel Patrick]] for Rank.

June 16, 1965, saw the release of ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]].'' At the time it was Annakin's most ambitious project, and Zanuck, the head of the [[20th Century-Fox]] Studio, endorsed the [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[Period film|period]] [[comedy film]]. In this project, Annakin co-wrote, produced and directed an international [[ensemble cast]], including [[Stuart Whitman]], [[Sarah Miles]], [[Robert Morley]], [[Terry-Thomas]], [[James Fox]], [[Red Skelton]], [[Benny Hill]], [[Jean-Pierre Cassel]], [[Gert Fröbe]] and [[Alberto Sordi]]. The story, revolving around the craze of early aviation circa 1910, is about a pompous newspaper magnate (Morley) who is convinced, by his daughter (Miles) and fiancée (Fox), to organize an air race from London to Paris. A large sum of money is offered to the winner, and a variety of characters are drawn to participate. The film received favourable reviews, in which it was described as funny, colourful and clever, and was said to have captured the early enthusiasm for aviation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DEEDF173BE13ABC4F52DFB066838E679EDE|title=Movie Review: Those Magnificent Men In their Flying Machines (1965)|last=Crowther|first=Bosley|date=17 June 1965|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1964/film/reviews/those-magnificent-men-in-their-flying-machines-or-how-i-flew-from-london-to-paris-in-25-hours-11-minutes-1200420712/|title=Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines – Or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes|date=1965-01-01|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/magnificent-men-flying/review/120398|title=Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines{{spaced ndash}}Or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes: TV Guide Review|website=TV Guide.com|access-date=18 February 2010}}</ref> It was treated as a major production, one of only three full-length 70 mm [[Todd-AO]] Fox releases in 1965, with an intermission and musical interlude part of the original screenings.<ref name="DVD">"Director's Voice-over Commentary". ''Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines'' DVD, 2004.</ref> Because of the Todd-AO process, the film was an exclusive [[Roadshow theatrical release|roadshow]] feature, initially shown in deluxe [[Cinerama]] venues, where customers needed reserved seats purchased ahead of time.<ref name="Munn">Munn (1983), p. 161.</ref> The film grossed $31,111,111 theatrically.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/foxthatgotawayt00silv|title=The Fox that got away : the last days of the Zanuck dynasty at Twentieth Century-Fox|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M|publisher=L. Stuart|year=1988|page=[https://archive.org/details/foxthatgotawayt00silv/page/324 324]|url-access=registration}}</ref> Audience reaction both in first release and even today, is nearly universal in assessing the film as one of the "classic" aviation films.<ref>Hardwick & Schnepf (1989), p. 58.</ref> For its writing, Annakin and [[Jack Davies (screenwriter)|Jack Davies]] received an [[Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)#1960s|Academy Award]] nomination.

Annakin directed the big-scale war film ''[[Battle of the Bulge (1965 film)|Battle of the Bulge]]'' the same year for producer [[Philip Yordan]] and Cinerama.<ref name="grand"/> He also started writing a follow up to ''Flying Machine'' called ''Monte Carlo or Bust''.<ref>Annakin to Pen Auto Saga
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 25 Sep 1965: B8.</ref>

Annakin planned to make epics about the [[Spanish Armada]], [[Hernan Cortez|Cortez]] and the [[Indian Mutiny]], and a film about martians.<ref name="grand"/> None of these were made. Instead, he made ''[[The Long Duel]]'' (1967) in India for Rank with [[Yul Brynner]], then ''[[The Biggest Bundle of Them All]]'' (1968) for MGM in Italy.<ref>He Wants People to Stop Laughing: No Laughs
By A. H. WEILER. New York Times 22 Dec 1968: D15.</ref>

This was followed by ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust]]'' (1969) for [[Paramount Pictures]], which Annakin produced and directed from his own script and story. It was an attempt to replicate the success of ''Those Magnificent Men',' but was not as well received.

Annakin continued to travel widely with his films: ''[[The Call of the Wild (1972 film)|The Call of the Wild]]'' (1972) was shot in Finland, with [[Charlton Heston]]; ''[[Paper Tiger (1975 film)|Paper Tiger]]'' (1975), with [[David Niven]] in Malaysia.

===Hollywood===
In 1978, Annakin left Britain and moved to [[Los Angeles]].<ref name=LATObit/>

There he made a series of films for TV: ''[[Murder at the Mardi Gras]]'' (1978), ''[[The Pirate (1978 film)|The Pirate]]'' (1978) from a novel by [[Harold Robbins]] and ''[[Institute for Revenge]]'' (1979). He travelled to Europe for ''[[The Fifth Musketeer]]'' (1979).

In Hollywood he made ''[[Cheaper to Keep Her (film)|Cheaper to Keep Her]]'' (1981) and went to Australia for ''[[The Pirate Movie]]'' (1982).

Annakin's last completed film was ''[[The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking]]'' (1988) which he directed, produced and co wrote.<ref>BROWARD GIRL GETS STAR TREATMENT AFTER LANDING TITLE ROLE AS `PIPPI': [SUN-SENTINEL Edition]
Roth, Patti. Sun Sentinel 19 Feb 1986: 1A.</ref>

The 1992 project ''[[Genghis Khan (unfinished film)|Genghis Khan]]'' was not completed. "The company financing it went bust," he said."<ref>So you wanna be a director?: [Features Edition]
Pratt, Steve. Northern Echo 7 May 2001: 09.</ref>

===Autobiography===
In 2001 Annakin released a highly regarded autobiography ''So You Wanna Be A Director?'' published by Tomahawk Press ({{ISBN|0-953 1926-5-2}}). Considered "a classic among directors' autobiographies" it has forewords by both [[Richard Attenborough]] and [[Mike Leigh]]. In their review, the [[Directors Guild of America]] stated <blockquote>''So You Wanna Be a Director?'' is an entertaining autobiography through which seasoned directors and aspirants alike can enjoy and learn from a man with such a versatile and long-lived career. If Annakin tells of his exasperation over trying to coax performances out of producers' girlfriends, the bad behaviour – and sometimes the drug problems – of certain stars and the vagaries of international film financing, he's providing tales that are as cautionary today as when he lived them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tomahawkpress.com/so-you-wanna-be-a-director/ |work=Tomahawk Press |title=So You Wanna be a Director? |first=Ken |last=Annakin |publisher=Tree Frog Communication}}</ref></blockquote>

Annakin was honored as a [[Disney Legends#Class of 2002|Disney Legend]] by [[The Walt Disney Company]] in March 2002. He is only the second film director to be so honoured. He was also awarded an [[OBE]] the same year for service to the film industry and received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Hull University.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/5225858/Ken-Annakin.html |newspaper=[[Telegraph (newspaper)|Telegraph]] |title=Ken Annakin |date=26 April 2009 |access-date=23 November 2018 |publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group Limited]]}}</ref>

He died on 22 April 2009, the same day as [[Jack Cardiff]], who had been his cinematographer on the 1979 film ''[[The Fifth Musketeer]]''.<ref name=NYTObit/> A daughter from a previous marriage predeceased him.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/> The cause of his death was [[myocardial infarction]] and [[stroke]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R3T-E7U8MW0C&q=ken+annakin+died&pg=PA14|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre |access-date=2018-11-22|author= Harris M. Lentz III|isbn=9780786441747|publisher=McFarland|date=2010}}</ref><ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>

Claims were made that [[George Lucas]] took the name for [[Anakin Skywalker]] in ''[[Star Wars]]'' from his fellow film director; however, Lucas's publicist denied this following Annakin's death in 2009.<ref name=LATObit>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ken-annakin24-2009apr24,0,3633303.story |title=Ken Annakin dies at 94; British director of 'Swiss Family Robinson' and others |first=Dennis |last=McLellan |date=24 April 2009 |access-date=27 April 2009 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427111703/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ken-annakin24-2009apr24,0,3633303.story |archive-date=27 April 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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* ''[http://film.britishcouncil.org/london-1942 London 1942]'' (1943)
* ''[http://film.britishcouncil.org/make-fruitful-the-land Make Fruitful the Land]'' (1945)
* ''[http://film.britishcouncil.org/we-of-the-west-riding We of the West Riding]'' (1946)
* ''[http://film.britishcouncil.org/english-criminal-justice English Criminal Justice]'' (1946)
* ''[[It Began on the Clyde]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Fenlands (film)|Fenlands]]'' (1946)
* ''[[Holiday Camp (film)|Holiday Camp]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Miranda (1948 film)|Miranda]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Broken Journey]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Quartet (1948 film)|Quartet]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Here Come the Huggetts]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Vote for Huggett]]'' (1949)
* ''[[The Huggetts Abroad]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Landfall (1949 film)|Landfall]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Double Confession]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Hotel Sahara]]'' (1951)
* ''[[The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Planter's Wife (1952 film)|The Planter's Wife]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Sword and the Rose]]'' (1953)
* ''[[You Know What Sailors Are (1954 film)|You Know What Sailors Are]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Seekers (film)|The Seekers]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Value for Money]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Loser Takes All (film)|Loser Takes All]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Three Men in a Boat (1956 film)|Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Across the Bridge (film)|Across the Bridge]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Nor the Moon by Night]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Third Man on the Mountain]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)|Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Very Important Person (film)|Very Important Person]]'' (1961)
* ''[[The Hellions (film)|The Hellions]]'' (1961)
* ''[[The Fast Lady]]'' (1962)
* ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' (1962)
* ''[[The Informers (1963 film)|The Informers]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Battle of the Bulge (1965 film)|Battle of the Bulge]]'' (1965)
* ''[[The Long Duel]]'' (1967)
* ''[[The Biggest Bundle of Them All]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Monte Carlo or Bust!]]'' (1969)
* ''[[The Call of the Wild (1972 film)|The Call of the Wild]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Paper Tiger (1975 film)|Paper Tiger]]'' (1975)
* ''[[The Pirate (1978 film)|The Pirate]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Institute for Revenge]]'' (1979)
* ''[[The Fifth Musketeer]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Cheaper to Keep Her (film)|Cheaper to Keep Her]]'' (1981)
* ''[[The Pirate Movie]]'' (1982)
* ''[[The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking]]'' (1988)
* ''Genghis Khan'' (1992) (unreleased)
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0002175}}
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/479412/index.html Ken Annakin biography at BFI Screenonline]
* [http://www.legacy.com/LATimes/DeathNotices.asp?page=lifestory&personid=126535103 AP Obituary] in the [[Los Angeles Times]]
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6163898.ece Obituary in ''The Times'']
* [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/25/ken-annakin-obituary Obituary in ''The Guardian'']
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ken-annakin-film-director-whose-50-films-included-the-longest-day-and-the-battle-of-the-bulge-1674023.html Obituary in ''The Independent'']
* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/5225858/Ken-Annakin.html Obituary in ''The Daily Telegraph'']
* {{Find a Grave|36272259}}

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